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Likewise:

> The following year, the camera was obtained by Shimazu Nariakira, a Japanese feudal lord (daimyo) who ruled the Satsuma Domain from 1851 until his demise in 1958.

No, he didn't rule for 107 years :) More like 7. He died in 1858.

Yes. The Wikipedia article cover it too, but with correct dates (and more general information): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Nariakira

Glad I'm not the only one. I read the whole thing thinking "I mean I know Japanese seem to live very long lives but this feels a little off."

To be fair, it's just the one date: 1958; meant to be 1858. Then the last sentence should be:

>However, it went missing later in the 1800s.