The Mizuno of [[Mikawa province]] were descended from [[Minamoto Mitsumasa]], a younger brother of [[Minamoto Mitsunaka]]. Mitsumasa's descendant [[Minamoto Shigefusa|Shigefusa]] settled in [[Owari province]], where the family would remain for many years. Shigefusa's son [[Minamoto Shigekiyo|Shigekiyo]] assisted [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] in the [[Gempei War]] ([[1180]]-[[1185|85]]) and would afterwards be moved to Mizuno in Owari. Shigekiyo's son [[Mizuno Kiyofusa|Kiyofusa]] assumed the name Mizuno. During the sengoku period the Mizuno became involved in the often convoluted power struggle on the Tokai Coast, at various points supporting the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]], [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]], and the [[Oda clan|Oda]]. They became a [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer family after [[1560]], only to later serve the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]]. After the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]) they were made daimyô by the Tokugawa. | The Mizuno of [[Mikawa province]] were descended from [[Minamoto Mitsumasa]], a younger brother of [[Minamoto Mitsunaka]]. Mitsumasa's descendant [[Minamoto Shigefusa|Shigefusa]] settled in [[Owari province]], where the family would remain for many years. Shigefusa's son [[Minamoto Shigekiyo|Shigekiyo]] assisted [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] in the [[Gempei War]] ([[1180]]-[[1185|85]]) and would afterwards be moved to Mizuno in Owari. Shigekiyo's son [[Mizuno Kiyofusa|Kiyofusa]] assumed the name Mizuno. During the sengoku period the Mizuno became involved in the often convoluted power struggle on the Tokai Coast, at various points supporting the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]], [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]], and the [[Oda clan|Oda]]. They became a [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] retainer family after [[1560]], only to later serve the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]]. After the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]) they were made daimyô by the Tokugawa. |