Kobayakawa no Kagehira

Kobayakawa no Kagehira was an early Kamakura-period warrior, a shogunal gokenin ruling the Numata estate in Aki Province. Born the fifth son of Hiraga Yoshinobu, he was adopted by Dohi Tōhira, jitō of Numata, and took the Kobayakawa name.

In 1206 he divided Numata between his eldest son Shigehira and second son Suehira, founding the Numata and Takehara branches, and secured shogunal confirmation in 1207.

After his adoptive brother Korehira was executed for backing Wada Yoshimori in the Wada disturbance of 1213, he inherited the Dohi main line. He died on 18 August 1244.