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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.
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 Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Yamada Arinobu | Itō Yoshisuke | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6000[1] |
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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.