Kawano

The Kawano were a warrior clan of Iyo on Shikoku, claiming descent from the Ochi clan and holding Yuzuki Castle from the Muromachi period. During the Genpei War Michinobu Kawano joined Minamoto no Yoritomo and fought the Taira in western Japan. They backed the retired emperor Go-Toba in the Jōkyū War of 1221 and were punished, but recovered when Michiari won fame against the Mongol invasions.

In 1337 the clan head Michimori, sidelined after remaining loyal to the Kamakura shogunate, joined Ashikaga Takauji and became shugo of Iyo. His successor Michitomo died fighting the Hosokawa, with whom the clan made peace in 1386.

Plagued by succession feuds, the Kawano relied on the Murakami navy and the Mōri. Michinao surrendered during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Shikoku campaign in 1585 and died without an heir in 1587, ending the clan's rule.