Fujiwara no Toshihito

Fujiwara no Toshihito (born c. 850) was an early Heian noble and warrior of the Northern Fujiwara house, son of the minister Tokinaga. After palace guard service he held successive Bandō posts in Kōzuke, Kazusa and Musashi.

In 915 he crushed several thousand bandits who had seized tribute in Shimotsuke and was made general of the Chinjufu garrison, reaching junior fourth rank, lower grade. His second son Nobumochi founded the Saitō clan, and Toshihito became a hero of medieval warrior tales, including the imo-gruel story in the Konjaku Monogatarishū.