Munakata Ujisane

Munakata Ujisane was daiguji of Munakata Taisha in Chikuzen Province, holding the office five times between 1160 and 1188. A son of daiguji Ujinobu, he married a daughter of the Ō family, Hakata traders.

In 1187 Minamoto no Yoritomo confirmed his rule over those lands and made him a gokenin, turning the shrine house into a warrior house. He died on 27 November 1189, leaving sons Ujitada and Ujikuni.