Daidōji family

The Daidōji clan were a Japanese samurai kin group in the Kamakura period.

History
The Daidōji were descendants of the Taira.

Daidōji Masashige was the governor of Suruga Province with an annual income of 180,000 koku. In 1590, his forces were defeated by Maeda Toshiie. In 1591, Masahige killed himself (harakiri).

The Daidōji were important retainers under the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period. However, when the Hōjō home castle of Odawara fell in 1590, the Daidōji were nearly all killed..

Notable clan leaders

 * Daidōji Shigeoki
 * Daidōji Masashige