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.

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


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