Claim: Tachibana Muneshige Lord of Tanagura was succeeded by Niwa Nagashige was born on December 18, 1567 and died on November 15, 1643.
Evidence: Tachibana Muneshige (立花宗茂, December 18, 1567 – November 15, 1643), known in his youth as Senkumamaru (千熊丸) and alternatively called Tachibana Munetora (立花宗虎 or 立花統虎), was a samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period and an Edo-period daimyō. Niwa Nagashige