Tachibana Muneshige
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Tachibana Muneshige (立花 宗茂?) (1567-1642) was a retainer of the Japanese clan of Ōtomo and daimyō of Chikugo following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan.
Muneshige was the son of Takahashi Shigetane and was adopted by Tachibana Dosetsu. Following the year of 1586 Muneshige defended Tachibana Castle against the Shimazu. Muneshige decided to ally with Toyotomi Hideyoshi the following year in order to defeat the Shimazu. Toyotomi Hideyoshi praised him, stating "the devotion and brave is number one of West". Muneshige afterwards received Yanagawa Castle in Chikugo province (Which was worth some 132,000 koku). Afterwards he led over 2,500 men under Kobayakawa Takakage's command in the 1st Korean Campaign. During the Battle of Byokchekwan, Muneshige was praised as "peerless in bravery or valor". Following that campaign, Muneshige then became involved in the Siege of Ulsan. His bravey was appearant and distinguished once again during the second Korean Campaign. In the follwoing year 1600, during the Seikigahra Campaign, Muneshige decided to assist Ishida Mitsunari against Tokugawa Ieyasu. During that campaign, Muneshige assisted in the Siege of Otsu Castle. However, due to the length of that battle, Muneshige was unable to continue to fight in the campaign. Because his allies were defeated, Muneshige was punished and deprived of his holdings. Following the year of 1611 he was given a 20,000-koku fief at Tanakura (Mutsu province). Then in the year of 1620, he was given a 110,000-koku fief, Yanagawa Castie was returned to him, and was present at the quelling of the Shimabara Rebellion.
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