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Dôsetsu had no sons, and nominated his daughter, [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]], to succeed him. Shortly afterwards, she would marry Takahashi Munetora, a vassal of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who helped defeat the Shimazu in Hideyoshi's [[Kyushu Campaign|Kyûshû Campaign]]. Upon inheriting the clan leadership, Takahashi took a new name, and became known as [[Tachibana Muneshige]].

Dôsetsu had no sons, and nominated his daughter, [[Tachibana Ginchiyo]], to succeed him. Shortly afterwards, she would marry Takahashi Munetora, a vassal of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who helped defeat the Shimazu in Hideyoshi's [[Kyushu Campaign|Kyûshû Campaign]]. Upon inheriting the clan leadership, Takahashi took a new name, and became known as [[Tachibana Muneshige]].

Muneshige then fought for Hideyoshi in the [[Korean Invasion|invasions of Korea]], and was granted the ''[[han]]'' (fief) of [[Yanagawa han|Yanagawa]] ([[Chikugo province]], 132,000 ''[[koku]]''), the land surrounding Tachibana castle. He fought against the Tokugawa, however, during the decisive [[Battle of Sekigahara]] of 1600, and was dispossessed of his holdings when the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] was established.  

Muneshige then fought for Hideyoshi in the [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]], and was granted the ''[[han]]'' (fief) of [[Yanagawa han|Yanagawa]] ([[Chikugo province]], 132,000 ''[[koku]]''), the land surrounding Tachibana castle. He fought against the Tokugawa, however, during the decisive [[Battle of Sekigahara]] of 1600, and was dispossessed of his holdings when the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] was established.  

Ultimately, he proved his loyalty to the shogunate in 1611, and was granted a fief in [[Mutsu province]], far from Kyûshû. This fief, the [[Tanakura han]], was only worth 20,000 ''koku'', but when the Tanaka family holding Tachibana castle and Yanagawa died out, due to a lack of heirs, the Tachibana were restored to their old territory. Their income remained around 20,000 ''koku'', however. Holding onto this fief continuously through the rest of the Edo period, the Tachibana were granted the title of ''[[kazoku|Hakushaku]]'' (Count) during the [[Meiji period]], when the feudal system and samurai class were [[Abolition of the han system|abolished]].

Ultimately, he proved his loyalty to the shogunate in 1611, and was granted a fief in [[Mutsu province]], far from Kyûshû. This fief, the [[Tanakura han]], was only worth 20,000 ''koku'', but when the Tanaka family holding Tachibana castle and Yanagawa died out, due to a lack of heirs, the Tachibana were restored to their old territory. Their income remained around 20,000 ''koku'', however. Holding onto this fief continuously through the rest of the Edo period, the Tachibana were granted the title of ''[[kazoku|Hakushaku]]'' (Count) during the [[Meiji period]], when the feudal system and samurai class were [[Abolition of the han system|abolished]].