After the Tachibana clan siding with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he had conquered Kyushu in 1587, Muneshige split from the Ōtomo to become a daimyō in his own right. He was given Yanagawa castle in Chikugo province, after this the Tachibana became an independent clan. It is said that Ginchiyo and Muneshige did not like each other, she opposed the change of domain and many other policies of Muneshige. Even after transferring clan leadership to Muneshige, she still had much political and military influence.
