Fujiwara no Sanenari

Fujiwara no Sanenari (975–1045) was a mid-Heian court noble of the Kan'in line of the Fujiwara Hokke, eldest son of Grand Minister Kinsue. He became head chamberlain in 1004 and councillor in 1008, and rose to middle counsellor in 1023 and senior second rank in 1024.

From 1033 he headed the Dazaifu, but in 1038 he was dismissed after a retainer robbed the Anraku-ji there. Restored in 1040, he took vows and died in 1045 aged seventy-one.