The Kono clan was a samurai clan from Shikoku in Japan, originating during the Heian Empire era of Japanese history and surviving up until the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. The Kono were aligned with the Minamoto during the Genpei War, as they were descended from the same family.

The ability for Japanese families to track their lineage over successive generations plays a far more important role than simply having the same name as another family, as many commoners did not use a family name prior to the Meiji Restoration, and many simply adopted (名字, myōji) the name of the lord of their village, or the name of their ...

2013年2月23日 · Powerful in Iyo Province for centuries, they supported Minamoto Yoritomo in the Gempei War (1180 - 85) and played a notable role in the Mongol Invasions of the 13th Century. During the Nambokucho Period they at first supported the Ashikaga, then shifted their loyalty to the Southern Court.

Kōno Michiari, the champion of the Kōno clan, lead his small navy in feats of heroism against the Mongol invasion. The Seto Inland Sea is Japan’s oldest and most enduring thoroughfare, and the maritime clans who dominated it in the Middle Ages still wield influence today.

Doi Yoshimasa built Kawanoe Castle in 1337 as a fort of the Kono clan, military governors of Iyo for the Southern Court during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In 1342, the castle was taken by the Hosokawa clan, governors of large areas of Shikoku. However, the Kono succeeded in wresting it back in the mid-1500s.

2014年3月10日 · Yuzuki castle had been a residence of Kono clan, a famous local lord and house of the governor of Iyo country (Ehime prefecture). The origin of Kono clan is traced to 12th century. Michinobu Kono (1156-1222). the leader of Kono clan at that time, supported Yoritomo Minamoto (1147-1199), the first shogun of Kamakura Shogunate.

The Okikamuro Yanagiwara family has ties to Kono Michihito and the Noshima Murakami Navy, so I traced it back to Kono Michihito. Kono Michihito was the second son of Michiari's third son Michitane. He inherited the family name of Imaoka and was also called Imaoka Michihito.

A medieval castle of the Kono clan, the governor of Iyo Province (*), a flat mountain castle built to take advantage of the terrain. *Iyo is the former name of Ehime Prefecture. It was built 40 years earlier than Azuchi Castle (*), which had a double moat and earthen mounds, and also had a residential area inside the castle, a structure typical ...

Kōno clan; The Kôno of Iyo province claimed descent from Iyo-shinnô, a son of the Emperor Kammu (r. 781-806). Powerful in Iyo Province for centuries, they supported Minamoto Yoritomo in the Gempei War (1180-85) and played a notable role in the Mongol Invasions of the 13th Century.

2016年3月4日 · These three families cooperatively controlled naval supremacy of Setonaikai sea. But because of its geographical condition, Kurushima clan which was the closest to Shikoku island had a deep relationship with Kono clan. Originally Kurushima clan lived at Tomiyama castle located at the side of current Hashihama port at Shikoku island.