Ôtomo Yoshishige was born the eldest son of [[Otomo Yoshiaki|Ôtomo Yoshiaki]], lord of 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 province|Mutsu]] ([[1189]]). In [[1193]] he was named ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Buzen province|Buzen]] and [[Bungo province|Bungo]], and took the name Ôtomo. | Ôtomo Yoshishige was born the eldest son of [[Otomo Yoshiaki|Ôtomo Yoshiaki]], lord of 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 province|Mutsu]] ([[1189]]). In [[1193]] he was named ''[[shugo]]'' of [[Buzen province|Buzen]] and [[Bungo province|Bungo]], and took the name Ôtomo. |