(1467–1573), the Ōtomo are especially notable as one of the first clans to make contact with Europeans, and to establish a trade relationship with them. In or around 1542, three Portuguese ships were carried by a typhoon to the island of Tanegashima, just off the coast of Kyūshū. Within ten years, trade with the Portuguese was fairly regular and common in Kyūshū. The Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Japan in 1549, and soon afterwards met with Ōtomo Sōrin (Yoshishige), shugo of Bungo and Buzen Provinces, who would later be described by Xavier as a "king" and convert to Roman Catholicism in 1578. Ōtomo was eager to secure for his clan further trade and contact with the Portuguese, seeing the technological and, more importantly perhaps, economic benefits that could be derived. In 1552, emissaries from the Ōtomo clan traveled to Goa with Xavier, to meet with the Portuguese Governor of India. Xavier and other Jesuit missionaries would return to Kyūshū, traveling and proselytizing; the Ōtomo were always well-disposed towards them, and they saw some success in Bungo as a result, converting many Japanese to Christianity. Clan Heads Ōtomo Yoshinao (大友能直, 1172–1223) Ōtomo Chikahide (大友親秀, 1195–1248) Ōtomo Yoriyasu (大友頼泰, 1222–1300) Ōtomo Chikatoki (大友親時, 1236–1295) Ōtomo Sadachika (大友貞親, 1246–1311) Ōtomo Sadamune (大友貞宗, ? –1334) Ōtomo Ujiyasu (大友氏泰, 1321–1362) Ōtomo Ujitoki (大友氏時, ? –1368) Ōtomo Ujitsugu (大友氏継, ? –1401) Ōtomo Chikayo (大友親世, ? –1418) Ōtomo Chikaaki (大友親著, ? –1426), also called "Chikatsugu". Ōtomo Mochinao (大友持直, ? –1445) Ōtomo Chikatsuna (大友親綱, ? –1459) Ōtomo Chikataka (大友親隆, ? –1470) Ōtomo Chikashige (大友親繁, 1411–1493) Ōtomo Masachika (大友政親, 1444–1496) Ōtomo Yoshisuke (大友義右, 1459–1496) Ōtomo Chikaharu (大友親治, 1461–1524) Ōtomo Yoshinaga (大友義長, 1478–1518) Ōtomo Yoshiaki (大友義鑑, 1502–1550) Ōtomo Sōrin (大友宗麟, 1530–1587), originally Ōtomo Yoshishige (大友義鎮) Ōtomo Yoshimune (大友義統, 1558–1610) Ōtomo Yoshinori (大友義乗, 1577–1612) Ōtomo Yoshichika (大友義親, 1597–1619) Notable Members Ōtomo-Nata Jezebel (died 1587) – High priestess of Usa Jingū, wife of Ōtomo Sōrin and mother of Ōtomo Yoshimune Ōtomo Sōrin (1530–1587), Constable of Bungo and Buzen Provinces Ōtomo Yoshimune (1558–1610), heir of Otomo Sorin. Ōuchi Yoshinaga (1532 – May 1, 1557), the younger brother of Ōtomo Yoshishige. Ōtomo Chikasada ( ? - 1570), the younger brother of the famous Ōtomo Sōrin Notable retainers Tachibana Dōsetsu Tachibana Muneshige Takahashi Shigetane Kamachi Akimori Tawara Chikataka Tsunokuma Sekiso Kutami Akiyasu Tagita Shigekane Saeki Karenori Yoshihiro Akimasa Usuki Akisumi Shiga Chikamori Yoshioka Akioki Myorin – Lady of Tsurusaki Castle Popular culture Otomo is