Tsuchimochi
The Tsuchimochi were local lords of northern Hyūga Province in Kyushu, with prominent branches at Agata and Takarabe. In 1336 members of the family fought for Ashikaga Takauji near Kyoto. The Takarabe branch declined after defeat by the Itō at Konamigawa in 1457.
The Agata branch held Matsuo Castle under Tsuchimochi Chikashige, who first submitted to the Ōtomo and later leaned towards the Shimazu. In 1578 Ōtomo Sōrin attacked Matsuo and destroyed the Agata line; other Tsuchimochi families survived as Shimazu retainers.
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- Tsuchimochi Koretsuna
- Tsuchimochi Kunitsuna
- Tsuchimochi Masatsuna
- Tsuchimochi Michitsuna
- Nobue Tsuchimochi
- Tsuchimochi Nobutsuna
- Tokie Tsuchimochi