Siege of Kuragano

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Kuragano
partof=the Sengoku period


caption=
date=1565
place=Kuragano, Kōzuke Province
casus=
territory=Kuragano falls to Takeda Shingen
result=Siege succeeds; Takeda victory
combatant1=forces of Takeda Shingen
combatant2=Kuragano garrison
commander1=Takeda Shingen
commander2=Kuragano Naoyuki
strength1=6800
strength2=5000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The 1565 siege of Kuragano was one of many battles fought during Takeda Shingen's quest for power during Japan's Sengoku period. Kuragano castle, in Kōzuke Province, and held by Kuragano Naoyuki, withstood siege by Shingen in 1561, but fell four years later.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.