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Siege of Oguchi Castle

Coordinates: 35°19′57.00″N 136°54′28.01″E / 35.3325000°N 136.9077806°E / 35.3325000; 136.9077806
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Siege of Oguchi Castle
Part of Sengoku period
Date1569
Location35°19′57.00″N 136°54′28.01″E / 35.3325000°N 136.9077806°E / 35.3325000; 136.9077806
Result Shimazu victory
Belligerents
Shimazu clan Hishikari clan
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Takahisa
Shimazu Yoshihisa

Strength
8,000[1]

The siege of Oguchi Castle was fought in the year of 1569 when forces of the Shimazu clan besieged the Hishikari clan's castle of Oguchi in Ōsumi Province. The siege was successful and the castle fell to the Shimazu.

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