Shimokōbe Yukihira (下河辺行平, dates unknown) was a Japanese samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.

The birth date of Shimokōbe Yukihira, a samurai[1] of the late Heian[2] and early Kamakura periods,[1] is unknown.

[5] He was initially a vassal of the Taira clan,[6] but when Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa had their call to arms, it was Yukihira who brought the word to his lord Minamoto no Yoritomo,[4] and he joined Yoritomo when he called his banners.

[6] He was a trusted retainer of Yoritomo, and in Yōwa 1 (1181) was selected as one of his personal bodyguards (寝所近辺祗候衆).

[5] He fought valiantly in the Jishō-Juei War,[1] including the defeat of Shida Yoshihiro (ja),[6] and the invasion of Ōshū [ja].