Siege of Takabaru
| Siege of Takabaru | |||||||
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| Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Shimazu clan | Itō clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Shimazu Yoshihisa | Itō Yoshisuke | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6000[1] |
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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.
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- Battles of the Sengoku period
- 1576 in Japan
- Shimazu clan
- Sieges involving Japan
- Conflicts in 1576