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{{Great Clan family | image=Daidoji.png | clan=Crane Clan | founded=[[42]] | daimyo=[[Daidoji Kikaze]] | motto="The spear waits not for its master, but rushes forth to guard the way." | attribution=Crane p. 42}}
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{{Great Clan family | image=Daidoji.png | clan=Crane Clan | founded=[[46]] | daimyo=[[Daidoji Akeha]] | motto=''"The spear waits not for its master, but rushes forth to guard the way."'' | attribution= <ref name="Crane42">''Way of the Crane'', p. 42</ref>}}
   
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The '''Daidoji family''' are the support troops of the Crane. They train the [[yojimbo]] used by Crane dignitaries, and their [[Daidoji Harrier|Harriers]] are the elite forces that most samurai -- even within the Crane -- do not even know exist.
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The '''Daidoji family''' were the support troops of the Crane. They train the [[yojimbo]] used by Crane dignitaries, and their [[Daidoji Harrier|Harriers]] were the elite forces that most [[samurai]] -- even within the Crane -- did not even know exist. They also contributed the most men to the rank and file of the Crane armies, the [[Daidoji Iron Warrior]]s.
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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The Daidoji are renowned throughout Rokugan for their unusual tactics and stubborn defense of the [[Crane Clan]] lands. The family was founded after the youngest son of [[Doji]] and [[Kakita]], [[Doji Hayaku]] entered the [[Shadowlands]] after the [[Day of Thunder]] in search of his sister. Three years later he returned, his hair completely white and his speech lost and throat scarred. In his hand was the blade [[Shukujo]], which his sister had carried into the Shadowlands. Hayaku was given leave to found the Daidoji family, the "Defender of the Doji", and his children followed the duty to protect their kinsmen. To this day many Crane dye their hair white as a tribute to Hayaku and a mark of loyalty to their clan. <ref>Way of the Crane page 39</ref>
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The Daidoji were renowned throughout Rokugan for their unusual tactics and stubborn defense of the [[Crane Clan]] lands. The family was founded after the youngest son of [[Doji]] and [[Kakita]], [[Doji Hayaku]] entered the [[Shadowlands]] after the [[Day of Thunder]] in search of his sister [[Doji Konishiko]]. [[45|Three years]] later he returned, his hair completely white and his speech lost due to a scar across his throat. In his hand was the blade [[Shukujo]], which his sister had carried into the Shadowlands. Hayaku was given leave to found the Daidoji family, the "Defender of the Doji", and his children followed the duty to protect their kinsmen. To this day many Crane would dye their hair white as a tribute to Hayaku and a mark of loyalty to their clan. <ref>''Way of the Crane'', p. 39</ref> The highest and most glorious part of that responsibility was to serve as the personal guard of the [[Crane Clan Champion]]. <ref name=Disavowed>[http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/8/h8e01p40.php Disavowed], by [[Nancy Sauer]]</ref>
   
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=== Yasuki family ===
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=== Trade ===
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Most of the Crane trade had been performed by the [[Yasuki family]], but after its defection in [[387]] <ref>''Way of the Crab, p. 24</ref> the cunning Daidoji performed this role, including the creation of the [[Daidoji Trading Council]]. <ref>''Imperial Histories'', p. 109</ref>
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After the defection of the [[Yasuki family]] in the fourth century there were many of the Yasuki who refused to dishonor their vow to the Crane. Those Yasuki joined the Daidoji and since then the Daidoji have openly despised the Yasuki. The good relations between the Hida and the Daidoji is all that held the shaky truce between them, and it is often commented upon how the Yasuki and Daidoji are like two sides of the same coin. <ref>Way of the Crane page 41</ref>
  
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=== Mon and Motto ===
  
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The Daidoji respect the spear as a weapon and many of their [[bushi]] learn to use it before the [[katana]]. The motto speaks of a readiness to leap to the defense of their clan, military or otherwise. A bushi of the Daidoji has their [[mon]] [[tattoo]]ed on his wrists on the day of his [[gempukku]] as a reminder of his sworn duty to the [[Crane Clan|Crane]]. <ref>Way of the Crane page 42</ref>
  
   
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== Tactics ==
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=== Daidoji Civil War ===
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A [[Blood Feud]] between the Daidoji Daimyo [[Daidoji Kamei]] and his insane brother [[Daidoji Hira]] led to the [[Foxfire War]], a fight which lasted two generations and that ended when Hira's line was nearly completely destroyed. As a consequence of the conflict two [[vassal families]] were formed, the [[Hiramori family|Hiramori]] and [[Hiramichi family|Hiramichi]] families. <ref>''Secrets of the Crane'', pp. 31-32</ref>
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The Daidoji know they cannot match the forces of their traditional enemy, the [[Lion Clan]], in strength or numbers, so instead they learn to use ambushes, sabotage, and explosives, and to exploit the land to their advantage. They are the masters of guerilla warfare, and it is the only reason the family has survived for so long. Their methods skirt the edges of dishonor, but the Daidoji are confident in their abilities and proud of the service they do for their Clan. In addition to their duties as defensive measures the Daidoji are often required to conduct illegal smuggling operations to keep supplies trickling into a war-torn area. The Daidoji are also sometimes found in court, although not in a [[courtier]] capacity. Their presence there is to gather sensitive information to the [[Doji family|Doji]] courtiers. Daidoji can also occasionally be seen as [[yojimbo]] to some important courtiers. <ref>Way of the Samurai pages 26-27</ref> <ref>Way of the Crane pages 40-41</ref>
  
   
 
=== Military Action ===
  
=== Military Action ===
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The two most well know instances of the Daidoji military in action are the [[Battle of Tidal Landbridge]] where the [[Daidoji Daimyo]] [[Daidoji Masashigi]] stood alongside the [[Hida family|Hida]] defending against a [[Shadowlands]] attack, and the other was the [[Swordsman's Last Stand]] when the Crane lost [[Shiro no Yojin]] to the [[Lion Clan]]. <ref>Way of the Crane page 41</ref>
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The two most well know instances of the Daidoji military in action were the [[Battle of Tidal Landbridge]] where the [[Daidoji Daimyo]] [[Daidoji Masashigi]] stood alongside the [[Hida family|Hida]] defending against a [[Shadowlands]] attack, and the [[Swordsman's Last Stand]] when the Crane lost [[Shiro no Yojin]] to the [[Lion Clan]]. <ref name="Crane41">''Way of the Crane'', p. 41</ref>
   
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== Daidoji Holdings ==
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=== Civil War ===
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In [[1132]] the Daidoji Daimyo [[Daidoji Uji]] defied the orders of his Lord [[Doji Kuwanan]], beginning the [[Crane Civil War]]. <ref name="HE29">''Hidden Emperor'', p. 29</ref> Even at that dark moment, the Daidoji personal guard of Kuwanan was not dismissed. <ref name=Disavowed>[http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/8/h8e01p40.php Disavowed], by [[Nancy Sauer]]</ref> Eventually both leaders met and put their differences aside. <ref>''Hidden Emperor'', p. 66</ref>
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The main two holdings of the Daidoji are [[Shiro Daidoji]] and [[Kosaten Shiro]], the defense line against the [[Lion Clan|Lion]], and [[Niwa Shita no Kage Toshi]] against the [[Crab Clan|Crab]] to the south. <ref>Way of the Crane page 41</ref>
  
   
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=== The Daidoji Shrine ===
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=== Harriers disbanded ===
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One of the most secretive schools of the Daidoji, the [[Harrier]], were disbanded in [[1169]] when the current Champion, [[Doji Domotai]] knew of them and their illegal activities, which broke the [[Imperial edict|Imperial law]]. <ref name=Imbalances>[http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/7/h7e05p15.php Imbalances], by [[Nancy Sauer]]</ref> The last remnants were finished by [[Daidoji Fumisato]] and Domotai's Daidoji personal guard, led by [[Daidoji Kimpira]]. <ref name=Disavowed>[http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/8/h8e01p40.php Disavowed], by [[Nancy Sauer]]</ref>
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The Daidoji family shrine specifically honors [[Doji|Lady Doji]], [[Doji Hayaku]] -- the family founder, and [[Daidoji Masashigi]] -- the hero of the [[Battle of Tidal Landbridge]]. <ref>Way of the Phoenix page 33</ref>
  
   
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==Politics==
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== Vassals of the Daidoji ==
  
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The following are the known [[vassal families]] of the Daidoji family:
 
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=== Yasuki family ===
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After the defection of the [[Yasuki family]] in the fourth century there were many of the Yasuki who refused to dishonor their vow to the Crane. Those Yasuki joined the Daidoji and since then the Daidoji had openly despised the Yasuki. The good relations between the Hida and the Daidoji was all that held the shaky truce between them, and it was often commented upon how the Yasuki and Daidoji are like two sides of the same coin. <ref name="Crane41"/>
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===Vassals of the Daidoji===
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The following were the known [[vassal families]] of the Daidoji family:
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* [[Fujihiro family]]
 
* [[Hiramori family]]
  
* [[Hiramori family]]
 
* [[Hiramichi family]]
  
* [[Hiramichi family]]
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* [[Junichi family]]
   
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===Daidoji Daimyo===
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== Schools & Paths ==
  
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The following are the Schools and Paths within the Daidoji family:
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The following were the known [[daimyo]] of the Daidoji:
   
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* [[Daidoji Harrier]]
  
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| width="50%" | [[Doji Hayaku]] || [[46]] - ?
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* [[Daidoji Yojimbo]]
  
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* [[Daidoji Duelist]]
  
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* [[Daidoji Iron Warrior]]
  
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* [[Daidoji Heavy Regular]]
  
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* [[Daidoji Trading Council]]
  
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* [[Daidoji Spy]]
  
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== Daidoji Daimyo ==
  
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The following are the known [[daimyo]] of the Daidoji:
  
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| width="50%" | [[Doji Hayaku]] || ? - ?
  
 
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| [[Daidoji Kuzan]] || ? - ?
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| [[Daidoji Kuzan]] || ? - ? (Third Daidoji Daimyo)
 
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| [[Daidoji Kamei]] || c. [[520]]
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| [[Daidoji Tsuyoku]] || ? - ?
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| [[Daidoji Kamei]] || ? - (c. [[520]])
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| [[Daidoji Kasako]] || (c. [[520]]) - ?
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| [[Daidoji Kasami]] || (c. [[523]])
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| [[Daidoji Katsunan]] || ? - [[663]]
 
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| [[Daidoji Masashigi]] || ? - [[715]]
  
| [[Daidoji Masashigi]] || ? - [[715]]
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| [[Daidoji Yurei]] || ? - [[998]]
  
| [[Daidoji Yurei]] || ? - [[998]]
 
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| [[Daidoji Uji]] || ? - [[1150]]
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| '''Uji's Father''' || ? - c. [[1123]]
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| [[Daidoji Uji]] || c. [[1123]] - [[1150]]
 
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| [[Daidoji Rekai]] || [[1150]] - [[1164]]
  
| [[Daidoji Rekai]] || [[1150]] - [[1164]]
 
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| [[Daidoji Kikaze]] || [[1164]] - Present
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| [[Daidoji Kikaze]] || [[1164]] - [[1173]]
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| [[Daidoji Akeha]] || ? - Present
 
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== Endnotes ==
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=== Unknown Dates ===
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The following were Daimyos of the Daidoji family, but the dates of their reigns were not recorded:
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| width="50%" | [[Daidoji Chiroku]]'s father || ? - ?
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| [[Daidoji Jubei]] || ? - ?
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== Within the family ==
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===Tactics===
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The Daidoji knew they could not match the forces of their traditional enemy, the [[Lion Clan]], in strength or numbers, so instead they learned to use ambushes, sabotage, and explosives, and to exploit the land to their advantage. They were the masters of guerilla warfare, and it was the only reason the Crane had survived for so long. Their methods skirted the edges of dishonor, but the Daidoji were confident in their abilities and proud of the service they did for their Clan. In addition to their duties as defensive measures the Daidoji were often required to conduct illegal smuggling operations to keep supplies trickling into a war-torn area. The Daidoji were also sometimes found in court, although not in a [[courtier]] capacity. Their presence there was to gather sensitive information for the [[Doji family|Doji]] courtiers. Daidoji could also occasionally be seen as [[yojimbo]] to some important courtiers. <ref>''Way of the Samurai'', pp. 26-27</ref> <ref>''Way of the Crane'', pp. 40-41</ref>
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=== Mon and Motto ===
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[[Image:Daidoji tattoo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Daidoji tattoo]]
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The Daidoji respected the spear as a weapon and many of their [[bushi]] learned to use it before the [[katana]]. Their motto spoke to a readiness to leap to the defense of their clan, military or otherwise. The [[mon]] was a [[crane]], wings outstretched above a snake, wrapped about a [[yari]]. A bushi of the Daidoji would have their mon [[tattoo]]ed on their wrists on the day of their [[gempukku]], as a reminder of their sworn duty to the [[Crane Clan|Crane]]. <ref name="Crane42" />
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=== Weapons ===
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To the Daidoji family the [[yari]] was nearly as sacred as the [[katana]]. <ref>Riding Yari [http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/5/ftge.php (Gold flavor)]</ref>
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===Schools & Paths===
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The following were the Schools and Paths within the Daidoji family:
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* [[Daidoji Harrier]]
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* [[Daidoji Yojimbo]]
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* [[Daidoji Duelist]]
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* [[Daidoji Iron Warrior]]
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* [[Daidoji Heavy Regular]]
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* [[Daidoji Trading Council]]
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* [[Daidoji Spy]]
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==Lands==
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The Daidoji were given lands that held strategic value or resources best used in military endeavors. As a result, the family's lands were distributed across the Crane provinces, covering a variety of useful territories. <ref>''Secrets of the Crane'', p. 24</ref> The northern Daidoji provinces promoted swift movement, defensible locations, and easy transportation, while agriculture and military training were focused in the southern ones. <ref>''The Atlas of Rokugan'', p. 41</ref>
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===Provinces===
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[[Image:Northern Daidoji provinces.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Northern Daidoji provinces]]
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The following were known provinces under the control of the Daidoji family; <ref>''Secrets of the Crane'', p. 96</ref>
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* [[Hayaku province]] (Da2)
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* [[Ichigun province]] (Da4)
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* [[Kosaten province]] (Da1)
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* [[Sabishii province]] (Da3)
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===Daidoji Holdings===
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The main two holdings of the Daidoji were [[Shiro Daidoji]] and [[Kosaten Shiro]], the defense line against the [[Lion Clan|Lion]], and [[Niwa Shita no Kage Toshi]] against the [[Crab Clan|Crab]] to the south. <ref name="Crane41" />
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* The [[Daidoji Estates]]
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* [[Daidoji Training Grounds]]
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* [[Mura Sabishii Toshi]]
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* [[Prosperous Plains City]]
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* [[Shiro Daidoji]]
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* [[Shiro Giji]]
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====The Daidoji Shrine====
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[[Image:Southern Daidoji provinces.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Southern Daidoji provinces]]
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The Daidoji family shrine specifically honored [[Doji|Lady Doji]], [[Doji Hayaku]] -- the family founder, and [[Daidoji Masashigi]] -- the hero of the [[Battle of Tidal Landbridge]]. <ref>''Way of the Phoenix'', p. 33</ref>
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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Crane Clan Families]]
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[[Category:Crane Clan Leaders|Daidoji *]]
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[[Category:Succession Timelines|Daimyo Daidoji]]
   
 
== See Also ==
  
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 14:24, 18 February 2019

Daidoji family

Daidoji  

Clan: Crane Clan 
Founded: 46 
Daimyo: Daidoji Akeha 
"The spear waits not for its master, but rushes forth to guard the way." [1]

The Daidoji family were the support troops of the Crane. They train the yojimbo used by Crane dignitaries, and their Harriers were the elite forces that most samurai -- even within the Crane -- did not even know exist. They also contributed the most men to the rank and file of the Crane armies, the Daidoji Iron Warriors.

History[]

The Daidoji were renowned throughout Rokugan for their unusual tactics and stubborn defense of the Crane Clan lands. The family was founded after the youngest son of Doji and Kakita, Doji Hayaku entered the Shadowlands after the Day of Thunder in search of his sister Doji Konishiko. Three years later he returned, his hair completely white and his speech lost due to a scar across his throat. In his hand was the blade Shukujo, which his sister had carried into the Shadowlands. Hayaku was given leave to found the Daidoji family, the "Defender of the Doji", and his children followed the duty to protect their kinsmen. To this day many Crane would dye their hair white as a tribute to Hayaku and a mark of loyalty to their clan. [2] The highest and most glorious part of that responsibility was to serve as the personal guard of the Crane Clan Champion. [3]

Trade[]

Most of the Crane trade had been performed by the Yasuki family, but after its defection in 387 [4] the cunning Daidoji performed this role, including the creation of the Daidoji Trading Council. [5]

Daidoji Civil War[]

A Blood Feud between the Daidoji Daimyo Daidoji Kamei and his insane brother Daidoji Hira led to the Foxfire War, a fight which lasted two generations and that ended when Hira's line was nearly completely destroyed. As a consequence of the conflict two vassal families were formed, the Hiramori and Hiramichi families. [6]

Military Action[]

The two most well know instances of the Daidoji military in action were the Battle of Tidal Landbridge where the Daidoji Daimyo Daidoji Masashigi stood alongside the Hida defending against a Shadowlands attack, and the Swordsman's Last Stand when the Crane lost Shiro no Yojin to the Lion Clan. [7]

Civil War[]

In 1132 the Daidoji Daimyo Daidoji Uji defied the orders of his Lord Doji Kuwanan, beginning the Crane Civil War. [8] Even at that dark moment, the Daidoji personal guard of Kuwanan was not dismissed. [3] Eventually both leaders met and put their differences aside. [9]

Harriers disbanded[]

One of the most secretive schools of the Daidoji, the Harrier, were disbanded in 1169 when the current Champion, Doji Domotai knew of them and their illegal activities, which broke the Imperial law. [10] The last remnants were finished by Daidoji Fumisato and Domotai's Daidoji personal guard, led by Daidoji Kimpira. [3]

Politics[]

Yasuki family[]

After the defection of the Yasuki family in the fourth century there were many of the Yasuki who refused to dishonor their vow to the Crane. Those Yasuki joined the Daidoji and since then the Daidoji had openly despised the Yasuki. The good relations between the Hida and the Daidoji was all that held the shaky truce between them, and it was often commented upon how the Yasuki and Daidoji are like two sides of the same coin. [7]

Vassals of the Daidoji[]

The following were the known vassal families of the Daidoji family:

Daidoji Daimyo[]

The following were the known daimyo of the Daidoji:

Doji Hayaku 46 - ?
Daidoji Kuzan ? - ? (Third Daidoji Daimyo)
Daidoji Tsuyoku ? - ?
Daidoji Kamei ? - (c. 520)
Daidoji Kasako (c. 520) - ?
Daidoji Kasami (c. 523)
Daidoji Katsunan ? - 663
Daidoji Masashigi ? - 715
Daidoji Yuzan c. 960
Daidoji Yurei ? - 998
Uji's Father ? - c. 1123
Daidoji Uji c. 1123 - 1150
Daidoji Rekai 1150 - 1164
Daidoji Kikaze 1164 - 1173
Daidoji Akeha ? - Present

Unknown Dates[]

The following were Daimyos of the Daidoji family, but the dates of their reigns were not recorded:

Daidoji Chiroku's father ? - ?
Daidoji Jubei ? - ?

Within the family[]

Tactics[]

The Daidoji knew they could not match the forces of their traditional enemy, the Lion Clan, in strength or numbers, so instead they learned to use ambushes, sabotage, and explosives, and to exploit the land to their advantage. They were the masters of guerilla warfare, and it was the only reason the Crane had survived for so long. Their methods skirted the edges of dishonor, but the Daidoji were confident in their abilities and proud of the service they did for their Clan. In addition to their duties as defensive measures the Daidoji were often required to conduct illegal smuggling operations to keep supplies trickling into a war-torn area. The Daidoji were also sometimes found in court, although not in a courtier capacity. Their presence there was to gather sensitive information for the Doji courtiers. Daidoji could also occasionally be seen as yojimbo to some important courtiers. [11] [12]

Mon and Motto[]

Daidoji tattoo

Daidoji tattoo

The Daidoji respected the spear as a weapon and many of their bushi learned to use it before the katana. Their motto spoke to a readiness to leap to the defense of their clan, military or otherwise. The mon was a crane, wings outstretched above a snake, wrapped about a yari. A bushi of the Daidoji would have their mon tattooed on their wrists on the day of their gempukku, as a reminder of their sworn duty to the Crane. [1]

Weapons[]

To the Daidoji family the yari was nearly as sacred as the katana. [13]

Schools & Paths[]

The following were the Schools and Paths within the Daidoji family:

Lands[]

The Daidoji were given lands that held strategic value or resources best used in military endeavors. As a result, the family's lands were distributed across the Crane provinces, covering a variety of useful territories. [14] The northern Daidoji provinces promoted swift movement, defensible locations, and easy transportation, while agriculture and military training were focused in the southern ones. [15]

Provinces[]

Northern Daidoji provinces

Northern Daidoji provinces

The following were known provinces under the control of the Daidoji family; [16]

Daidoji Holdings[]

The main two holdings of the Daidoji were Shiro Daidoji and Kosaten Shiro, the defense line against the Lion, and Niwa Shita no Kage Toshi against the Crab to the south. [7]

The Daidoji Shrine[]

Southern Daidoji provinces

Southern Daidoji provinces

The Daidoji family shrine specifically honored Lady Doji, Doji Hayaku -- the family founder, and Daidoji Masashigi -- the hero of the Battle of Tidal Landbridge. [17]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Way of the Crane, p. 42
  2. ↑ Way of the Crane, p. 39
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Disavowed, by Nancy Sauer
  4. ↑ Way of the Crab, p. 24
  5. ↑ Imperial Histories, p. 109
  6. ↑ Secrets of the Crane, pp. 31-32
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Way of the Crane, p. 41
  8. ↑ Hidden Emperor, p. 29
  9. ↑ Hidden Emperor, p. 66
  10. ↑ Imbalances, by Nancy Sauer
  11. ↑ Way of the Samurai, pp. 26-27
  12. ↑ Way of the Crane, pp. 40-41
  13. ↑ Riding Yari (Gold flavor)
  14. ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 24
  15. ↑ The Atlas of Rokugan, p. 41
  16. ↑ Secrets of the Crane, p. 96
  17. ↑ Way of the Phoenix, p. 33

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