Siege of Oguchi Castle explained

Conflict:Siege of Oguchi Castle
Partof:Sengoku period
Date:1569
Place:Oguchi castle, Ōsumi Province
Result:Shimazu victory
Combatant1:Shimazu clan
Combatant2:Hishikari clan
Commander1:Shimazu Takahisa
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Commander2:
Strength2:8000[1]

The siege of Oguchi Castle was fought in the year of 1569 when forces of the Shimazu clan besieged the Hishikari clan's castle of Oguchi in Ōsumi Province. The siege was successful and the castle fell to the Shimazu.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IRIKI/ETXT/eng_text145.html SURRENDER OF GRANTED DOMAINS BY IRIKI-IN SHIGETOYO, 1574