Nagano

The Nagano were a branch of the Kudō family who held lands in central Ise Province. During the Northern and Southern Courts period they backed the Northern Court against the Kitabatake, and the two families continued to contest Ise thereafter.

In 1558 Nagano Fujisada made peace with Kitabatake Tomonori and adopted his son Tomofuji as heir. Oda Nobunaga invaded Ise in 1568; the Nagano surrendered in 1569 and accepted his brother Nobukane as their head. The family and retainers dispersed after Nobukane lost his fief in 1594.