Sanjō Saneyuki

Sanjō Saneyuki (1080–1162) was a late-Heian court noble and the second son of Fujiwara no Kinzane. As half-brother of Taikenmon'in he served the retired Emperor Sutoku and rose with backing from Fujiwara no Yorinaga, becoming minister of the right in 1149 and junior first-rank grand minister in 1150.

After Yorinaga's disgrace in 1155 he parted from the Sutoku faction and escaped the Hōgen Disturbance. He retired in 1157, took Buddhist vows as Renkaku in 1160, and founded the Sanjō house.