Tachibana Ginchiyo
Tachibana Ginchiyo | |
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| Tachibana family head | |
| In office 1575–1581 | |
| Preceded by | Tachibana Dōsetsu |
| Succeeded by | Tachibana Muneshige |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tachibana Castle, Bungo Province, Japan |
| Died | Yanagawa, Fukuoka Hizen Province, Japan |
| Spouse | Tachibana Muneshige |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ōtomo clan Toyotomi clan Western Army |
| Unit |  Tachibana clan |
| Battles/wars | Kyūshū Campaign Siege of Yanagawa |
Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, September 23, 1569 – November 30, 1602) was head of the Japanese Tachibana clan during the Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu, a powerful retainer of the Ōtomo clan (which were rivals of the Shimazu clan at the time). Because Dosetsu had no sons, he requested that Ginchiyo be made family head after his death.
Biography
Ginchiyo received the nickname "Goddess of Thunder" in reference to her father, the famous sword Raikiri (雷切, "Sword Lightning") was passed from father to daughter.[1] She led the clan in a period of difficulty at only 6 years old. She recruited women to become her elite guard and trained all the maidens of the castle in warfare skills to intimidate visitors. Ginchiyo married Tachibana Muneshige, who had been adopted into the family and continued Dōsetsu's family line after Ginchiyo.[2]
Sekigahara
In the Kyushu Sekigahara campaign, she defended the Ōtomo clan from the invasion of Kuroda Kanbei and Katō Kiyomasa. After the defeat of Western Army in Sekigahara, the Eastern Army under the leadership of Kanbei, Kyomasa and Nabeshima Katsushige began to march toward their doorstep, Ginchiyo organized her fellow nuns in armed resistance against the advancing army. She faced them alone while wearing armor at the Siege of Yanagawa and protected the rearguard of Muneshige to escape.[3]
In popular culture
References
- ^ Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow (2011). Tachibana Ginchiyo, the Goddess of thunder. VDM Publishing. ISBN 9786134555937.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Surhone, Lambert M.; Tennoe, Mariam T.; Henssonow, Susan F. (2011-05-10). Tachibana Ginchiyo. VDM Publishing. ISBN 9786134555937.
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2012-01-20). Samurai Women 1184–1877. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781846039522.
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