Chikamori was the 3rd son of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Yoshishige (Sôrin)]]. He was baptized as a Christian in [[1580]] and was adopted by [[Tawara Chikakata]] the following year. He was present for the [[1587]] [[Battle of Hetsugigawa|battle of Hetsugigawa]] and led troops in the 1st Korean Campaign. After his elder brother [[Otomo Yoshimune|Yoshimune]] was deprived of his domain Chikamori became a retainer of [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]] and gave up Christianity. | Chikamori was the 3rd son of [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Yoshishige (Sôrin)]]. He was baptized as a Christian in [[1580]] and was adopted by [[Tawara Chikakata]] the following year. He was present for the [[1587]] [[Battle of Hetsugigawa|battle of Hetsugigawa]] and led troops in the 1st Korean Campaign. After his elder brother [[Otomo Yoshimune|Yoshimune]] was deprived of his domain Chikamori became a retainer of [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]] and gave up Christianity. |