View source for Kono Michinao (d.1572)

* ''Death: [[1572]]''
* ''Title: Danjô-shôsuke''


Michinao was the son of [[Kono Michihisa|Kôno Michihisa]] and became the head of the [[Kono clan|Kôno]] in [[1519]]. He suffered the revolt of a number of retainers in [[1523]] and [[1530]] and in [[1539]] an attack by [[Hosokawa Harumoto]]. Michinao's difficulties continued with two [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]] attacks on [[Iyo province|Iyo's]] coastal areas in [[1541]] (Ômishima) and [[1544]] (Kutsunashima), though these were also repulsed. He apparently considered turning over the leadership of the Kôno to a relative ([[Kono Naomasa|Kôno Naomasa]]) but abandoned this idea when his retainers began to fight amongst themselves. He died of illness in September 1572. Michinao was known to have had some skill with ''[[waka]]'' poetry.

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