Minamoto no Masanobu

Minamoto no Masanobu (920–993) was a court noble of mid-Heian times, the third son of Imperial Prince Atsumi and ancestor of the Uda Genji. In 936 he left the imperial family and took the Minamoto name, and he rose to minister of the left.

Trusted by Emperors Enyū and Kazan, he ran the Council of State as ichinokami, balancing the Fujiwara regents. His daughter Rinshi married Fujiwara no Michinaga and bore Yorimichi and Empress Shōshi.