Ōtomo Sōrin
Ōtomo Sōrin | |
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| 大友 宗麟 | |
| Head of Ōtomo clan | |
| In office 1550–1587 | |
| Preceded by | Ōtomo Yoshiaki |
| Succeeded by | Ōtomo Yoshimune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1530 Bungo Province |
| Died | June 11, 1587 (aged 57) Tsukumi, Bungo Province |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Ōtomo-Nata Jezebel |
| Relations | Ōtomo Chikasada (brother) Ōuchi Yoshinaga (brother) |
| Children | Ōtomo Yoshimune Ōtomo Chikaie |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ōtomo clan Toyotomi clan |
| Unit | Ōtomo clan |
| Commands | Usuki Castle |
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Ōtomo Sōrin (大友 宗麟; January 31, 1530 – June 11, 1587), also known as Fujiwara no Yoshishige (藤原 義鎮) or Ōtomo Yoshishige (大友 義鎮), was a Japanese feudal lord (daimyō) of the Ōtomo clan, one of the few to have converted to Catholicism. The eldest son of Ōtomo Yoshiaki, he inherited the Funai Domain, on Kyūshū, Japan's southernmost main island, from his father. He is perhaps most significant for having appealed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi to intervene in Kyūshū against the Shimazu clan, thus spurring Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign of 1587.