Minamoto Yorinobu

Minamoto Yorinobu (born 968, Japan—died June 1, 1048, Japan) was a warrior whose service to the powerful Fujiwara family, which dominated Japan between 857 and 1160, helped raise the Seiwa branch of the Minamoto clan (also known as the Seiwa Genji) to a position of preeminence. In 1028 the Fujiwaras, no longer willing to fight their own battles, hired Yorinobu to quell a rebellion that had broken out in eastern Japan. His success in crushing...