Kaneko

The Kaneko of Iyo descended from a warrior family that took its name from Kaneko in Musashi province. Kaneko Ietada gained the stewardship of Nii in Iyo, where his descendants established themselves.

In 1585 Kaneko Motoie, lord of Kaneko Castle, resisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Shikoku. His forces fought Kobayakawa Takakage's army, and Motoie died after the fall of his castles. His brother Motoharu later founded Jigenji around 1618 to commemorate the dead.