Tachibana Muneshige
Tachibana Muneshige | |
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| 立花宗茂 | |
 Tachibana Muneshige | |
| Lord of Tanagura | |
| In office 1603–1620 | |
| Succeeded by | Niwa Nagashige |
| Lord of Yanagawa | |
| In office 1620–? | |
| Preceded by | Tanaka Tadamasa |
| Succeeded by | Tachibana Tadashige |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Senkumamaru (千熊丸) December 18, 1567 |
| Died | November 15, 1643 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Tachibana Ginchiyo |
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| Relatives | Tachibana Dōsetsu (father-in-law) |
| Other name | Tachibana 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/wars | Kyūshū Campaign Siege of Odawara Korean Campaign Siege of Ōtsu Siege of Yanagawa Siege of Osaka Shimabara Rebellion |
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.
Muneshige in popular culture
See People of the Sengoku period in popular culture.
Honours
- Junior Third Rank (November 10, 1915; posthumous)
References
Further reading
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- 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
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