Taira no Masanori
Taira no Masanori was a mid-Heian warrior, the eldest son (by another account, the second) of Taira no Korehira, under whom the Ise Taira consolidated their power. He expanded the family's holdings in Ise and rose through provincial posts to the junior fourth rank.
His son Masahira's line led to Taira no Kiyomori, while another son, Suehira, founded the house that later served as stewards of the Muromachi shogunate. Masanori was dead by 1067.