Mr. Kono

A famous clan in Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture). Shugo (military governor) in the Middle Ages. In the past, they were called the Ochi clan and lived in Ochi County, Iyo Province, and their ancestor was Ochi no Miyatsuko Ochi no Mikoto. Their descendants became Ochi County governors and Zonin Kokugyo governors, and gradually became a group of samurai. At the end of the ancient period, they moved to Kono-go, Kazahaya County, built Takanawayama Castle, and called themselves the Kono clan. During the Genpei War, Michikiyo followed the Minamoto clan and became a retainer, and in the Battle of Yashima and Dannoura, Michinobu led the navy and achieved military success, and came to lead small and medium-sized samurai groups in the Naka and Toyo regions. During the Jōkyū War (1221), Tsune and Michihisa, father and son, split between Kyoto and Kamakura, but their territories were passed down to Michihisa's descendants. Ippen, the founder of the Tokimune clan, was Tsune's grandson. Michihisa's grandson Michiari played an active role during the Mongol invasions. When Ashikaga Takauji rebelled against Emperor Godaigo's Kenmu Restoration government, Kono Michimori responded by being appointed as shugo (military governor) with his base at Yuzuki Castle in Onsen County (Matsuyama City), and his descendants inherited the position (the branch families, Tokuno and Doi, belonged to the Southern Court). Even before the Onin War (1467-1477), the main family and the branch family of the Yoshu family had been fighting, and the family was attacked by warlords from outside, such as the Mori, Otomo, and Chosokabe clans, and was unable to transform into a feudal lord in the Sengoku period. In 1585 (Tensho 13), Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Shikoku, confiscating the family's territories and leading to its downfall.

[Tsutomu Kageura]

"Kageura Tsutomu, ed., "Iyo Historical Materials Collection 3: Kono Family Documents" (1967, Iyo Historical Materials Collection Publishing Association)" ▽ "Kageura Tsutomu, ed., "Kono Family Genealogy Tsukiyama Edition" (1975, Iyo Historical Materials Collection Publishing Association)" ▽ "Kageura Tsutomu, revised edition, "Yoyo Kono Family Genealogy" (1980, Rekishi Toshosha)"

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伊予国（愛媛県）の名族。中世の守護。古く越智氏(おちうじ)と称して伊予国越智郡にあり、小市国造(おちくにのみやつこ)小致命(おちのみこと)を祖とした。子孫は越智郡司、雑任(ぞうにん)国司となり、しだいに武家集団化した。古代末期に風早郡(かざはやぐん)河野郷に移り、高縄山城(たかなわさんじょう)を築いて河野氏と称した。源平合戦には通清(みちきよ)が源氏に従って御家人(ごけにん)となり、屋島・壇ノ浦(だんのうら)の戦いでは子通信(みちのぶ)が水軍を率いて軍功をたて、中・東予地区の中小武士団を統率するに至った。承久の乱(じょうきゅうのらん)（1221）では通信・通久父子が京・鎌倉方に分かれたが、所領は通久の子孫に伝わる。時宗(じしゅう)の祖一遍(いっぺん)は通信の孫である。元寇(げんこう)では通久の孫通有が活躍した。足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)が後醍醐天皇(ごだいごてんのう)の建武中興(けんむのちゅうこう)政府に反するや、河野通盛(みちもり)はこれに応じて温泉郡湯築城(ゆづきじょう)（松山市）を本拠とし守護職に補せられ、その子孫はこれを継承した（分家得能(とくのう)・土居両氏は南朝に属す）。応仁の乱(おうにんのらん)（1467～1477）以前から宗家と分流予州家との抗争が続き、家臣団の反抗、外からは毛利(もうり)、大友、長宗我部(ちょうそがべ)氏らの群雄の攻略があり、戦国大名に脱皮できなかった。1585年（天正13）豊臣秀吉(とよとみひでよし)の四国征伐にあい、所領没収のうえ滅亡した。

［景浦　勉］

『景浦勉編『伊予史料集成3　河野家文書』（1967・伊予史料集成刊行会）』▽『景浦勉編『河野家譜築山本』（1975・伊予史料集成刊行会）』▽『景浦勉校訂『予陽河野家譜』（1980・歴史図書社）』

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