Siege of Takabaru
31°56′08″N 131°00′37″E / 31.93556°N 131.01028°E / 31.93556; 131.01028Result Shimazu victory Belligerents Shimazu clan Itō clan Commanders and leaders Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Toshihisa
Yamada Arinobu Itō Yoshisuke Strength 6000[1]
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Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Toshihisa
Yamada Arinobu
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Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Siege of Takabaru (Japan)
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Campaigns of the Shimazu clan
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.
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
- ^ Samurai Archives
