Tachibana Muneshige

Tachibana Muneshige (立花宗茂, December 18, 1567 – November 15, 1643), known in his youth as Senkumamaru (千熊丸) and alternatively called Tachibana Munetora (立花宗虎 or 立花統虎), was a samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period and an Edo-period daimyō. He was the eldest biological son of Takahashi Shigetane, a retainer of Ōtomo clan. He was adopted by Tachibana Dōsetsu, and later married his daughter Tachibana Ginchiyo, succeeding the Tachibana clan.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Tachibana.
Tachibana Muneshige
立花宗茂
Tachibana Muneshige
Lord of Tanagura
In office
1603–1620
Succeeded byNiwa Nagashige
Lord of Yanagawa
In office
1620 – ?
Preceded byTanaka Tadamasa
Succeeded byTachibana Tadashige
Personal details
Born
Senkumamaru (千熊丸)

December 18, 1567
DiedNovember 15, 1643(1643-11-15) (aged 75)
NationalityJapanese
Spouse(s)Tachibana Ginchiyo
FatherTakahashi Shigetane
RelativesTachibana Dōsetsu (father-in-law)
Other nameTachibana Munetora (立花宗虎 or 立花統虎)
Military service
Allegiance Ōtomo clan
Toyotomi clan
Western Army
Tokugawa shogunate
Unit Tachibana clan
Battles/warsKyūshū Campaign
Siege of Odawara
Korean Campaign
Siege of Ōtsu
Siege of Yanagawa
Siege of Osaka
Shimabara Rebellion

See People of the Sengoku period in popular culture.

Honours

References

    Further reading
    • Genjō Sanjin. Kyūshū sengokushi: Bekki gundan. Tōkyō: Rekishi Toshosha, 1978. OCLC 70792159
    • Kawamura, Tetsuo. Tachibana Muneshige. Fukuoka-shi: Nishi Nihon Shinbunsha, 1999. ISBN 4816704884 OCLC 44470864
    • Nakano, Hitoshi. Tachibana Muneshige. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 2001. ISBN 4642052208 OCLC 46390748
    • Tachibana, Muneshige, and Tōun Hasegawa. Ehon hōkan. Setsuyō [Osaka]: Kankidō Shigeyuki, 1688. OCLC 26843338
    Preceded by
    Tachibana Ginchiyo    		 Tachibana family head
    1581–1637    		 Succeeded by
    Tachibana Tadashige
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