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Tachibana Muneshige was the son of [[Takahashi Shigetane]] and was adopted by [[Tachibana Dosetsu]].  

Tachibana Muneshige was the son of [[Takahashi Shigetane]] and was adopted by [[Tachibana Dosetsu]].  

A vassal of the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], he fought alongside his father in defending [[Iwaya castle]] against a [[siege of Iwaya|siege]] by [[Shimazu forces]] in [[1586]]. The defense was unsuccessful, and Muneshige's father committed suicide as the castle fell. Later that same year, Muneshige fought to defend [[Tachibana castle]] against the Shimazu; when it became apparent that this castle would fall as well, Muneshige sallied forth from the castle, and inflicted heavy losses on the Shimazu clan.  

A vassal of the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], he fought alongside his father in defending [[Iwaya castle]] against a [[siege of Iwaya|siege]] by [[Shimazu clan]] forces in [[1586]]. The defense was unsuccessful, and Muneshige's father committed suicide as the castle fell. Later that same year, Muneshige fought to defend [[Tachibana castle]] against the Shimazu; when it became apparent that this castle would fall as well, Muneshige sallied forth from the castle, and inflicted heavy losses on the Shimazu clan.  

After siding with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1587]], Tachibana split from the Ôtomo to become a ''daimyô'' in his own right. He was given [[Yanagawa castle]] in [[Chikugo province]] and its surrounding territory (worth some 130,000 ''[[koku]]'') as his fief, and led 2,500 men under the command of [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] in Hideyoshi's first [[Korean Invasions|invasion of Korea]]. In the second invasion of Korea, he was involved in the [[Siege of Ulsan]], where he distinguished himself for bravery. He decided to support [[Ishida Mitsunari]] against [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in [[1600]] and took 1,000 men to assist in the [[Siege of Otsu|Siege of Ôtsu castle]] ([[Omi province|Ômi province]]). Though Ôtsu fell, Muneshige was unable to fight at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] as a result of the siege's duration. Nonetheless, he was deprived of his domains in the aftermath of Mitsunari's defeat. In [[1611]] he was given a 10,000 ''koku'' fief at [[Tanakura han]] ([[Mutsu province]]) and recovered [[Yanagawa han]] as well in [[1620]].

After siding with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] in [[1587]], Tachibana split from the Ôtomo to become a ''daimyô'' in his own right. He was given [[Yanagawa castle]] in [[Chikugo province]] and its surrounding territory (worth some 130,000 ''[[koku]]'') as his fief, and led 2,500 men under the command of [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] in Hideyoshi's first [[Korean Invasions|invasion of Korea]]. In the second invasion of Korea, he was involved in the [[Siege of Ulsan]], where he distinguished himself for bravery. He decided to support [[Ishida Mitsunari]] against [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in [[1600]] and took 1,000 men to assist in the [[Siege of Otsu|Siege of Ôtsu castle]] ([[Omi province|Ômi province]]). Though Ôtsu fell, Muneshige was unable to fight at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] as a result of the siege's duration. Nonetheless, he was deprived of his domains in the aftermath of Mitsunari's defeat. In [[1611]] he was given a 10,000 ''koku'' fief at [[Tanakura han]] ([[Mutsu province]]) and recovered [[Yanagawa han]] as well in [[1620]].