Siege of Takabaru

Siege of Takabaru
Part of Sengoku period
Date October, 1576 Location Takabaru castle, Hyūga Province, Kyushu 31°56′08″N 131°00′37″E Result Shimazu victory
Belligerents
Shimazu clan	Itō clan
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Yamada Arinobu	Itō Yoshisuke
Strength
6000
class=notpageimage| Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Siege of Takabaru (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.