Tokunō

The Tokunō were a branch of the Kōno clan of Iyo Province on Shikoku. They took their name from Tokunō manor, held by the descendants of Kōno Michitoshi, who fought on the imperial side in the Jōkyū War of 1221 and was killed at Mount Takanawa. In the Kamakura period the family built Tsuneishi Castle as its seat, and Tokunō Michizumi fought the Mongol invaders in 1274.

During the Genkō War of 1333 Tokunō Michitsuna raised troops for Emperor Go-Daigo and, with other Kōno branches, defeated the Nagato tandai's army in Iyo, briefly winning the Kōno headship.

When the Kenmu Restoration collapsed he joined the Southern Court under Nitta Yoshisada and was killed in the siege of Kanagasaki Castle in 1337. A cadet line later settled in Etchū and served the Maeda lords of Kaga as village officers in the Edo period.