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* ''[[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke]] vs. [[Shimazu Takahisa]]''

* ''[[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke]] vs. [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]]''

*''Date: [[1572]]''

*''Date: [[1572]]''

*''Location: [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]]''

*''Location: [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]]''

The Battle of Kizakihara (or Kizakibaru) was a [[Sengoku period]] battle fought between the [[Ito clan|Itô]] and [[Shimazu clan]]s at Kizakihara in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] (today, Ebino City in [[Miyazaki prefecture]]). It ended in the effective destruction of the Itô clan.

The Battle of Kizakihara (or Kizakibaru) was a [[Sengoku period]] battle fought between the [[Ito clan|Itô]] and [[Shimazu clan]]s at Kizakihara in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] (today, Ebino City in [[Miyazaki prefecture]]). It ended in the effective destruction of the Itô clan.

Following Yoshisuke's capture of Obi, the Itô consolidated their hold over southern Hyûga and, along with the armies of their allies in the [[Sagara clan]], began advancing into territory traditionally held by the Shimazu. Yoshisuke desired to expand Itô influence into [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], and to this end supported clans within the borders of that province hostile to the Shimazu. Takahisa was nonetheless able to subdue Ôsumi and in 1572 was in a position to challenge Yoshisuke in open battle at Kizaki plain, on the Ôsumi-Hyûga border. [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]] managed to drive the Sagara into withdrawal by giving the impression he had larger forces than he actually did. The Itô then attempted a night siege of Yoshihiro's fortress at [[Kakuto castle|Kakutô]]<!--加久藤城--> and failed; as they retreated, the Itô forces were pursued and destroyed by the Shimazu. A great many of the Itô's most significant leaders, including their overall commander [[Ito Sukeyasu|Itô Sukeyasu]], were killed, marking the fall of the clan.

Following Yoshisuke's capture of Obi, the Itô consolidated their hold over southern Hyûga and, along with the armies of their allies in the [[Sagara clan]], began advancing into territory traditionally held by the Shimazu. Yoshisuke desired to expand Itô influence into [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], and to this end supported clans within the borders of that province hostile to the Shimazu. Takahisa was nonetheless able to subdue Ôsumi and in 1572 was in a position to challenge Yoshisuke in open battle at Kizaki plain, on the Ôsumi-Hyûga border. Takahisa died that year, but his second son, [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], managed to drive the Sagara into withdrawal by giving the impression he had larger forces than he actually did. The Itô then attempted a night siege of Yoshihiro's fortress at [[Kakuto castle|Kakutô]]<!--加久藤城--> and failed; as they retreated, the Itô forces were pursued and destroyed by the Shimazu. A great many of the Itô's most significant leaders, including their overall commander [[Ito Sukeyasu|Itô Sukeyasu]], were killed, marking the fall of the clan.

The other major opposition to Shimazu control of Ôsumi - that is, the [[Nejime clan|Nejime]] and [[Kimotsuki clan]]s - were defeated the following year, and so Itô Yoshisuke fled to [[Bungo province]], leaving the Shimazu to re-establish their control of all three provinces ([[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], Ôsumi, and Hyûga).

The other major opposition to Shimazu control of Ôsumi - that is, the [[Nejime clan|Nejime]] and [[Kimotsuki clan]]s - were defeated the following year, and so Itô Yoshisuke fled to [[Bungo province]], leaving the Shimazu to re-establish their control of all three provinces ([[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], Ôsumi, and Hyûga).