| Siege of Oguchi Castle | |||||||
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| Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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| 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 Owari Province. The siege was successful and the castle fell to the Shimazu.
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