Siege of Takabaru

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Siege of Takabaru
Part of Sengoku period
Date October, 1576 Location Takabaru castle, Hyūga Province, Kyushu 31°56′08″N 131°00′37″E / 31.93556°N 131.01028°E / 31.93556; 131.01028 Result Shimazu victory
Belligerents
Shimazu clan	Itō clan
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Yamada Arinobu	Itō Yoshisuke
Strength
6,000[1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Siege of Takabaru (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.