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

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

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

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

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

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

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*''Japanese'': 木崎原の戦い ''(Kizakihara no tatakai, or Kizakibaru no tatakai)''

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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.

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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]] 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.

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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).

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==References==

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*"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/sengoku03.html Kizakibaru no tatakai]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website.

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Following Yoshisuke's capture of Obi, the Ito consolidated their hold over southern Hyuga and began advancing into territory traditionally held by the [[Shimazu clan]]. Yoshisuke desired to expand Ito influence into [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], 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. The day went to the Shimazu, and the Ito were routed. Four years later Takahisa again defeated Ito at Takabaru and in [[1578]] Yoshisuke was forced to flee to the lands of the Ôtomo. This was nearly 100 years after [[Shimazu Takehisa]] had first defeated the Ito at Obi in [[1485]].

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[[Category:Battles|Kizakihara]]

[[Category:Sengoku Period|Kizaki]]

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