Siege of Takabaru

The siege of Takabaru occurred in October 1576 when the forces of Shimazu Yoshihisa besieged and took the fortress of Takabaru, which belonged to the Itō clan.

Siege of Takabaru
Part of Sengoku period
DateOctober, 1576
Location
Takabaru castle, Hyūga Province, Kyushu
31°56′08″N 131°00′37″E
Result Shimazu victory
Belligerents
Shimazu clan Itō clan
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Toshihisa		 Itō Yoshisuke
Strength
6000[1]
Siege of Takabaru is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Siege of Takabaru
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Siege of Takabaru is located in Japan
Siege of Takabaru
Siege of Takabaru (Japan)

The Shimazu family had by the 1570s started its rise as the dominant power in Kyūshū and continued its expansion in Hyūga Province at the expense of Itō clan.

References
  1. Samurai Archives
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