Kawanobe Jiro

Kawanobe Jiro was the son of Kawanobe Sukeshige, head of the Kawanobe clan of Hitachi Province. In 1335 he rose with his father for the Southern Court, fought at Mikanohara against Northern Court forces, and marched on Kyoto with Kitabatake Akiie.

After the Kawanobe were crushed at Urizura in 1336, he took service under Kikuchi Takenao in Kyushu and won distinction, but later fell in battle at Yoshino. His son Michiyasu went on fighting for the Southern Court in Hitachi.