Mr. Kudo

Japanese: 工藤氏 - くどううじ

The name began when Tamenori, descended from the Southern Fujiwara clan, became a carpenter and took the title Kudo Daifu, combining the "craft" from "carpenter" and the "fuji" from the Fujiwara clan. The family includes the Ito, Kawazu, Kano, Usami, Soga, and Nikaido clans. Tamenori was the governor of Totomi Province, and his descendants became local government officials in the provincial offices of Totomi, Suruga, Izu, and other areas, and established their influence in various regions. Kudo Suketaka, who is said to have developed Kusumi-sho in Izu Province, also came from a family that called itself Kudo no Suke in Izu, but since he was unable to find a successor, he divided his estate between his adopted son Suketsugu, born to his second wife's daughter, and Sukechika, the son of his legitimate son Sukeie, who died young.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

藤原南家の流れをくむ為憲が木工助となり，木工助の〈工〉と藤原氏の〈藤〉をとって工藤大夫と称したのに始まる。一族に伊東，河津，狩野，宇佐美，曾我，二階堂などがある。為憲が遠江権守であったのをはじめ，その子孫は遠江，駿河，伊豆等の国衙の在庁官人となって各地に勢力を扶植した。伊豆国久須美荘の開発領主といわれる工藤祐隆も，伊豆にあって工藤介を称した一族の出身であるが，彼は後継者にめぐまれなかったため，その所領を後妻の娘との間に生まれた子で養子の祐継と早世した嫡子祐家の子祐親とに分与した。

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