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Siege of Takatō

Siege of Takatō was a siege conducted in 1545 at Takatō Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Takeda victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 5,100.

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Prunus subhirtella (winter-flowering cherry) in Takato Castle Park in Takato-machi, Ina city, Nagano prefecture, Japan.
Prunus subhirtella (winter-flowering cherry) in Takato Castle Park in Takato-machi, Ina city, Nagano prefecture, Japan.. No machine-readable author provided. FlyMeToFullmoon assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1545
WhereTakatō Castle, Japan35.833N, 138.063E
OutcomeTakeda victory
Belligerentsforces of Takeda Shingenagainstforces of Takatō Yoritsugu

Record

Date1545 (year precision)
to 27 May 1545
PlaceTakatō Castle, Japan
35.833N, 138.063E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength5,0005,100
Commanders
Siege of TakatōSiege of TakatōSiege of TakatōSiege of KojinyamaBattle of SezawaBattle of MiyagawaSiege of RyūgasakiBattle of MiyagawaNagoyaNaganoYokohamaKanazawaHamamatsuShizuokaTsuGifu100 km35.833N, 138.063E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1545

Siege of Takatō 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 Q2163387, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Takatō (1545), revision 1370745641, 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.