Hiraga no Sukemune

Hiraga no Sukemune, first called Matsuba no Sukemune, was the founder of the Aki Hiraga clan. A late-Heian warrior, he backed Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War of 1180 to 1185 and won repeated distinction.

He was rewarded with estates in four provinces, including Hiraka district in Dewa. His descendants later settled at Hiraka and took its name as Hiraga, and the clan claimed descent from the great minister Fujiwara no Yoshifusa.