Daijō Takamoto

Daijō Takamoto, head of the Daijō house of Hitachi and lord of Mito Castle, was a warrior of the Nanboku-chō wars, known in religion as Jōei. In 1330 he is credited with founding Seiryō-ji in Hitachi. In 1335 he joined Hōjō Tokiyuki's Nakasendai Rebellion and fought against Ashikaga Takauji at the Sagami River.

He then sided with the Southern Court, submitted to the Northern Court in 1337, and fought in the Kannō Disturbance. Afterward he attended Kamakura kubo Ashikaga Motouji and restored his house's power, dying between 1382 and 1386.