Tachibana Muneshige

Tachibana Muneshige's portrait
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Tachibana".

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 daimyo. 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.

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    Preceded by
    Tachibana Ginchiyo    		 Tachibana family head
    1581-1637     		Succeeded by
    Tachibana Tadashige