Taira no Sadamori
Masakado's cousin who betrayed him and helped bring him down
Taira no Sadamori (Masakado's cousin who betrayed him and helped bring him down) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Apr 5, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the origins of Japan's samurai, from the Tokugawa shogunate and the Bushido myth back to the 10th-century warlord Taira no Masakado.