Tachibana Dōsetsu
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Tachibana Dōsetsu (1513-1585) was a senior retainer beneath the clan of Otomo throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. Holding the name of 'Hetsugi' and 'Otomo Akitoshi' at the initial time at which Dōsetsu supported the Otomo--who were thus denoted as being his respective relatives--some form of civil controversy became present within the clan, encouraging Dōsetsu to completely conquer the entire Tachibana, where he declared himself "Tachibana Dōsetsu" taking the name of the Tachibana and additionally their castle, effectively making himself an independent power within the land of Kyūshū. Even though possessing this new authority, Dōsetsu still chose to remain as a mutual supporter of the figure that formerly contested against his will and ultimately encouraged him to rebel: Otomo Sorin. As the years passed on with firm relations with Sorin, Dosetsu furthered his influence by sending many letters to the respective retainers beneath the Otomo, where he firmly condemned the spread of Christianity within their domain, thus creating a reputation for Dosetsu at which he was rightfully season as figure of rationality, stating that they should instead falsely accept the Jesuit's religion as if enforcers, solely so that they could gain a political edge over the territory of Kyūshū. By around the year of 1580, it was initially the time at which Dosetsu needed a rightful heir to be enacted as the head of Tachibana following his death, and thus his daughter--Tachibana Ginchiyo--was chosen as successor, who would later marry a certain Tachibana Muneshige, the later heir to the Tachibana. With this action having been enacted, Dosetsu became a primary supporter to Toyotomi Hideyoshi; and after many years of service within variable campaigns beneath the former, Dosetsu was reputed to have foughten valiantly in over 37 major conflicts, but at the same time suffering from paralysis in one half of his respective body. For this reason, Dosetsu was proclaimed by his comrades as 'Oni Dosetsu', encouraging the warrior to support his master throughout the remaining years of his life, dieing by the year of 1585, regarded by many as an opportunistic and respectable man.
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- Tachibana Dosetsu - SamuraiWiki. (Samurai Archives) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
