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* ''Died: [[1587]]''

* ''Died: [[1587]]''

Otomo Yoshishige was born the eldest son of [[Otomo Yoshiaki]], lord of [[Funai Province|Funai]]. Yoshiaki - or Yoshinori - was the Daimyo of a clan that traced its roots to a certain [[Fujiwara Hidesato]], the adopted son of [[Nakahara Chikayoshi]]. Fujiwara served [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] during the [[Gempei]] War and fought in Mutsu ([[1189]]). In [[1193]] he was named Shugo of [[Buzen Province|Buzen]] and [[Bungo Province|Bungo]], and took the name Otomo.

Otomo Yoshishige was born the eldest son of [[Otomo Yoshiaki]], lord of [[Funai Province|Funai]]. Yoshiaki - or Yoshinori - was the Daimyo of a clan that traced its roots to a certain [[Fujiwara Hidesato]], the adopted son of [[Nakahara Chikayoshi]]. Fujiwara served [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] during the [[Gempei]] War and fought in Mutsu ([[1189]]). In [[1193]] he was named Shugo of [[Buzen Province|Buzen]] and [[Bungo province|Bungo]], and took the name Otomo.

[[Otomo Sadamune]], the 5th head of the family, sided with [[Ashikaga Takauji]] during the latter’s struggle for power and in [[1336]] joined him in marching on Kyoto. Sadamune was involved in fighting with [[Nitta Yoshisada]] and later that same year lost his son Sadanori in a struggle with [[Yuki Chikamitsu]].

[[Otomo Sadamune]], the 5th head of the family, sided with [[Ashikaga Takauji]] during the latter’s struggle for power and in [[1336]] joined him in marching on Kyoto. Sadamune was involved in fighting with [[Nitta Yoshisada]] and later that same year lost his son Sadanori in a struggle with [[Yuki Chikamitsu]].