Minamoto no Yorinobu, Japanese samurai (died 1048)

Minamoto no Yorinobu

Founder of the Kawachi Genji)

Minamoto no Yorinobu was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, passed down from…