Sahara no Yoshitsura

Sahara Yoshitsura was a warrior of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods, youngest son of the Sagami magnate Miura Yoshiaki; he took the name Sahara from his castle southeast of the Miura seat at Kinugasa. In 1180 he joined Minamoto no Yoritomo's uprising and became a founding gokenin.

He fought under Minamoto no Yoshitsune at Ichinotani, where the Heike Monogatari makes him the first rider to charge down the Hiyodorigoe descent. He was shugo of Izumi from 1196 until his death around 1203.