Kawano

The Kawano were a warrior family of Iyo Province, said to descend from the Ochi. In 1333 most of the family opposed the Kamakura shogunate, but its head Michimori remained loyal and lost influence under the new government.

The Kawano later held Yuzuki Castle. In 1584 the Chōsokabe attacked their strongholds, prompting the Mōri to send aid. During Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Shikoku in 1585, Kawano Michinao surrendered Yuzuki to Kobayakawa Takakage and lost his domain.