Ōtomo · Yoshihiro (Ōtomo retainer)
Yoshihiro Muneyuki
A valiant commander in Ōtomo service with close ties to Tachibana Muneshige. After the Ōtomo were dispossessed he became a wanderer, but when his old lord Ōtomo Yoshimune rose at the time of Sekigahara he rallied to the revival of the house, knowing the odds were poor. At the battle of Ishigakibaru he led the charge into Kuroda Josui's army and fought so hard that he pushed it back for a time. But overwhelmed by numbers, he was killed in the fight for Mount Jissō-ji. An end that combined loyalty and valour, and one that even his enemy Josui is said to have mourned.
- Domain / base
- Bungo
- Side
- Ōtomo
- Lived
- 1564–1600 (aged 37)
Here I shall discharge a warrior's duty to the full.
Attributed to Yoshihiro Muneyuki
Life
- Bunroku 2 Dispossession of His Lords Became a wanderer when the Ōtomo house was dispossessed.
- Keichō 5 Death at Ishigakibaru Rallied to the revival of his old house, charged the Kuroda and was killed.
Battles in this archive1 battles
Related sites
- Ishigakibaru battlefield (Beppu, Ōita)
- Yoshihiro Shrine (Kitsuki, Ōita)