Siege of Shika Castle | |||||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Takeda clan | castle garrison | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Takeda Shingen Itagaki Nobukata | Kasahara Kiyoshige † | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
3000 | 2600 |
The siege of Shika castle, which took place in September 1547, was one of many battles fought in Takeda Shingen's bid to seize control of Shinano Province.