Hirosawa no Sanekata

Hirosawa no Sanekata, born of the Hatano clan of Sagami, was a warrior of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods and ancestor of the Hirosawa house. In 1155 he fought under Minamoto no Yoshihira at the Battle of Ōkura, and the next year received lands at Hirosawa in Musashi Province, from which he took his name.

He served Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War, winning merit at Fujito in 1184, and in 1192 was granted twelve estates in Bingo Province.