Tachibana Muneshige | |
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| 立花宗茂 | |
 Tachibana Muneshige | |
| Head of Tachibana clan | |
| In office 1581–1642 | |
| Preceded by | Tachibana Dōsetsu |
| Succeeded by | Tachibana Tadashige |
| 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 |
| Parent |
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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 |  Tachibana clan Ōtomo clan Toyotomi clan Western Army Tokugawa shogunate |
| Unit | Takahashi 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 senior retainer of Ōtomo clan.[1] He was adopted by Tachibana Dōsetsu,[1] and later married his daughter Tachibana Ginchiyo, succeeding the Tachibana clan.
In 1600, at Sekigahara campaign, he sided to 'Western army'.[1] However, Muneshige surrendered at Siege of Yanagawa under the assumption that he could then switch sides and aid the Tokugawa-loyal forces against the Shimazu clan of Satsuma. After the battle of Sekigahara, he was deprived of the Yanagawa Domain for punishment by Tokugawa Ieyasu.[1]
He participated in the Siege of Osaka (1614-1615) and later he was brought back to the former territory, Yanagawa.[1]
In 1637, Muneshige served in the shogunate army at the Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638), a revolt involving mostly Japanese peasants, most of them Catholics. He was then given small territory in Tanagura.[1]
