Siege of Takabaru explained

Conflict:Siege of Takabaru
Partof:Sengoku period
Date:October, 1576
Place:Takabaru castle, Hyūga Province, Kyushu
Coordinates:31.9356°N 131.0103°W
Map Type:Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Relief:yes
Result:Shimazu victory
Combatant1:Shimazu clan
Combatant2:Itō clan
Commander1:Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Toshihisa
Yamada Arinobu
Commander2:Itō Yoshisuke
Strength1:6000[1]
Strength2:

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.samurai-archives.com/yoshihisa.html Samurai Archives