siege, early modern

Siege of Takabaru

Name: Siege of Takabaru
Location: Fort Takabaru, Japan

Siege of Takabaru was a siege conducted in September 1576 at Fort Takabaru, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Shimazu victory.

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FoughtSeptember 1576

WhereFort Takabaru, Japan31.936N, 131.010E

OutcomeShimazu victory

BelligerentsShimazu clanagainstItō clan

Record

Date	September 1576 (month precision)
Place	Fort Takabaru, Japan 31.936N, 131.010E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	6,000
Commanders	Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Yamada Arinobu	Itō Yoshisuke

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kizaki 1572, 21 km NW
Siege of Kajiki 1549, 38 km SW
Battle of Sendaigawa 1587, 41 km W
Siege of Iwatsurugi Castle 1554, 45 km SW
Battle of Takajō 1587, 49 km NE

Elsewhere in 1576

Siege of Takabaru is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510430, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Takabaru, revision 1370745630, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.