Fujiwara no Kinsue

Fujiwara no Kinsue (c. 956–1029) was the eleventh son, by some accounts the twelfth, of the udaijin Fujiwara no Morosuke; his mother was Princess Yasuiko, a daughter of Emperor Daigo. After his mother died soon after his birth, his sister Empress Anshi raised him at court, where Emperor Murakami treated him much like a prince.

Named Sangi in 983, he became naidaijin in 997 after Fujiwara no Korechika fell from power, and supported Fujiwara no Michinaga's government during his long tenure. He became udaijin in 1017 and daijō daijin in 1021, and died in office in 1029. Known as the Kan'in Minister, he was the ancestor of the Kan'in Fujiwara line.