[2] The family became a moderate power both in influence and ability by the latter Sengoku period of Feudal Japan.

When his uncle Suketsugu neared death, he made Sukechika the guardian of his son Suketsune, who became the head of the Itō Manor in Izu.

[4] Yoshisuke, the family head, went to Kyoto by way of Iyo Province, and sought help from Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

[4] The family's old lands were restored in 1587, following Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Kyushu and defeat of the Shimazu clan.

Count Itō Sukeyuki, the Meiji era admiral, was a descendant of this family.