Fujiwara no Yoshinori

Fujiwara no Yoshinori was an early Heian noble of the Northern Fujiwara house, son of the senior court official Fujiwara no Tōtsune. He served Empress Dowager Takako in her household and received junior fifth rank in 882.

After a provincial posting in Suō, he returned to the capital in 885 as an imperial chamberlain, later serving at the Dazaifu in Kyushu. He is remembered as the father of Fujiwara no Sumitomo, who led the Seto Inland Sea pirate revolt of 939.