Satsuma period

The Satsuma period (薩摩時代), which existed between 1846 and 1870 was a period of rapid social and economic changes in Teiko. During this period, a short but spectacular epoch, Teikonian society and culture underwent the transition from the early modern era to the late modern era. Teiko was ruled by oligarchs from the Kuroko clan which later established the Throne of Teiko in 1895. The government was based from Akamayu in Johto Prefecture which is also known as Satsuma Domain.

Traditionally, the period begins with the death of the last Mibu shogun, Mibu Kyosuke in 1846 and ends with the singing of Japan–Teiko Treaty of 1870 which places Teiko under Japanese protection.