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Shimano (株式会社シマノ)
Shimano (株式会社シマノ) is a Japanese manufacturer of bicycle components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. Founded in Sakai, Osaka, in 1921, it became the dominant supplier of bicycle drivetrain components worldwide.
Shimao Property Holdings
Shimao Property Holdings, also known as Shimao Group Holdings Limited, is a Hong Kong-listed Chinese property developer founded by Hui Wing Mau that defaulted in 2022 and restructured US$12.6 billion of offshore debt in 2025.
Shimaoka Tatsuzō
Shimaoka Tatsuzō (島岡達三, 1919–2007) was a Japanese potter in Mashiko who created the Jōmon zōgan cord-marked inlay technique and was named a Living National Treasure in 1996.
Shimashki dynasty
The Shimashki dynasty (Šimaški) ruled Elam and western Iran from about 2100 to 1970 BC, destroying the Ur III empire when Kindattu captured Ur in 2004 BC.
Shimatum
Šimatum was a princess of Mari, daughter of the last independent king Zimri-Lim, who married her and her sister Kiru to Haya-sumu, king of Ilan-ṣura, around 1774 BCE.
Shimazaki in the Land of Peace
Shimazaki in the Land of Peace (Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e, 平和の国の島崎へ) is a Kodansha Morning manga by Gouten Hamada and Takeshi Seshimo about an ex-LEL terrorist operative returning to Japan; Manga Taisho 2024 4th-place and Saito Takao Award winner.
Shimazaki Tōson
Shimazaki Tōson (島崎藤村), real name Shimazaki Haruki, was a Japanese poet and novelist, 1872 to 1943, who won fame with Wakana-shū and became a leading naturalist with Hakai.
Shimazu clan
The Shimazu clan, also called the Satsuma clan or Shimazu family, was a Japanese warrior family that ruled southern Kyūshū from the late 12th century until 1871.
Shimazu Hisamitsu
Shimazu Hisamitsu (島津久光), 1817 to 1887, was a Japanese samurai lord who led Satsuma troops to Kyoto in 1862 and whose procession's clash with British subjects at Namamugi triggered the Anglo-Satsuma War.
Shimazu Nariakira
Shimazu Nariakira (島津斉彬, 1809 to 1858) was the 11th lord of Japan's Satsuma domain, 1851 to 1858, who built Japan's first large industrial complex, the Shūseikan.
Shimazu Tadahisa
Shimazu Tadahisa (島津忠久), born 1179 and died 1227, was a Kamakura warrior and first head of the Shimazu family, appointed by Minamoto no Yoritomo as military governor of southern Kyushu.
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津義弘, 1535–1619) was a Japanese daimyō of the Shimazu clan who won the Battle of Kizakihara in 1572 and broke out of encirclement at Sekigahara in 1600.
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihisa (島津義久, 1533–1611) was the sixteenth head of the Shimazu clan, bringing nearly all of Kyushu under Shimazu control before submitting to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1587.
Shimbiris
Shimbiris (Shimber Berris), highest mountain of Somalia and Somaliland at 2,460 m (older sources 2,416 m), in the Cal Madow/Golis range of Sanaag near Erigavo; distinct from a well named Shimbibiris in Togdheer.
Shimen Inscription
The Shimen Inscription (石门颂, "Ode to the Stone Gate") is an Eastern Han cliff inscription carved in 148 CE on the Stone Gate tunnel in Shaanxi, a masterpiece of Han clerical script.
Shimen power station
Shimen power station (石门电厂) is a four-unit, 1,200 MW coal-fired power station in Shimen County, Changde, Hunan, China, opened in 1996 and expanded with 660 MW ultra-supercritical units in 2026.
Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Corporation (清水建設) is a Japanese general contractor headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 1804 by carpenter Kisuke Shimizu I, known for building construction, civil engineering, and overseas projects in over 60 countries.
Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid
The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, also known as Mega-City Pyramid, is an unbuilt Shimizu Corporation concept for a pyramidal city over Tokyo Bay housing about one million people.
Shimizu Muneharu
Shimizu Muneharu (清水宗治), 1537 to 1582, was a Japanese Sengoku warlord who held Bitchū Takamatsu Castle for the Mōri clan and died by suicide in 1582 to save his garrison during Hideyoshi's siege.
Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス)
Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス), a J1 League football club founded 1991 in Shizuoka City as an original J.League club with no parent company; titles include Levain Cup 1996, Emperor's Cup 2001, J2 2024; home IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
Shimla (शिमला)
Shimla (शिमला), capital of Himachal Pradesh, India; hill station at 2,205 m; summer capital of British India 1864–1947; UNESCO Kalka–Shimla Railway; 169,578 residents (2011).
Shimla Mirchi (शिमला मिर्ची)
Shimla Mirchi (शिमला मिर्ची) is a 2020 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Hema Malini, Rajkummar Rao, and Rakul Preet Singh; a love letter meant for Naina is mistakenly read by her mother Rukmini.
Shimmer and Shine
Shimmer and Shine is a Nickelodeon animated preschool series (2015-2020) created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz about twin genies-in-training granting wishes for Leah; four seasons, 2D then CGI, set in Zahramay Falls.
Shimmy Beach Club
Shimmy Beach Club was a purpose-built beach club, restaurant, and concert venue at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, which traded from 2012 until closing during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Shimo Jima
Shimo Jima (Shimoshima, Amakusa Shimoshima) is the largest island of the Amakusa archipelago, Kumamoto, Japan: 575.0 km², eighth largest in Japan, population about 87,200, washed by four seas and linked by bridges.
Shimoda Sea Aquarium
Shimoda Sea Aquarium (下田海中水族館), opened March 1967 in Shimoda, Shizuoka, is a Fujita Kanko subsidiary aquarium built around a natural cove, with the floating Aqua Dome Perry, sea-level dolphin shows, and hands-on dolphin programs.
Shimoga
Shimoga, officially Shivamogga (ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ), is a city of about 322,000 people on the Tunga river in Karnataka, India, and the administrative headquarters of Shivamogga district.
Shimon bar Yochai (שמעון בר יוחאי)
Shimon bar Yochai (Hebrew: שמעון בר יוחאי), known as Rashbi, was a second-century Tanna and leading student of Rabbi Akiva, credited by mystics with the Zohar.
Shimon ben Lakish (שמעון בן לקיש)
Shimon ben Lakish (שמעון בן לקיש), known as Resh Lakish, was a third-century Palestinian amora, Rabbi Yochanan's study partner in Tiberias, famed for his teachings on repentance.
Shimon Glick
Shimon Glick (born 1932) is an Israeli physician-scientist and endocrinologist who helped found Ben-Gurion University's Faculty of Health Sciences in 1974 and served as its dean.