Minamoto no Yorinobu

A military commander in the mid-Heian period. He was the third son of Mitsunaka and a member of the Seiwa Genji clan. He served as a capital official such as Jibugon no Shofu (Jibugon no Shofu) and Saemon no Kami (Left Horse Chief), and also served as a governor of various provinces such as Ise, Mutsu, Mino, Iwami, Kozuke, and Hitachi. He was also known for being a military commander, having been made the commander of the Chinjufu (Naval Base). Meanwhile, in Kyoto, like his brother Raiko, he served the Sekkanke (regent family), and was particularly well-liked by Fujiwara no Michinaga. In 1028 (Chogen 1), when Kazusa no Suke Taira Tadatsune rebelled, the punitive envoy Taira Naokata was not successful, so Yorinobu, who was the governor of Kai, was sent in his place, and Tadatsune surrendered without a fight. After serving as Kawachi no Kami, Yorinobu established his base in Tsuboi Village, Furuichi County, Kawachi Province (Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture), and became the ancestor of the Kawachi Genji clan. Currently, Yorinobu's grave is located in a vineyard on the hills southeast of the Tsuhoji Temple ruins.

[Oboroya Hisashi]

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平安中期の武将。清和(せいわ)源氏で満仲(みつなか)の三男。治部権少輔(じぶごんのしょうふ)、左馬権頭(さまごんのかみ)といった京官を経験するかたわら伊勢(いせ)、陸奥(むつ)、美濃(みの)、石見(いわみ)、上野(こうずけ)、常陸(ひたち)など諸国の受領(ずりょう)を歴任し、また鎮守府将軍(ちんじゅふしょうぐん)になるなど武名をうたわれた。一方、京都では兄の頼光同様に摂関家に仕え、とくに藤原道長の覚えをよくした。1028年（長元1）上総介(かずさのすけ)平忠常(ただつね)の反乱に際しては、追討使平直方(なおかた)の功があがらないのにかわって甲斐守(かいのかみ)であった頼信を派遣したところ忠常は戦わずして降伏したという。頼信は河内(かわち)守を経験したのを契機として同国古市郡壺井(つぼい)の里（大阪府羽曳野(はびきの)市）に本拠を構え、河内源氏の祖となった。現在、通法寺(つうほうじ)跡の南東の丘陵のブドウ畑の中に頼信の墓がある。

［朧谷　寿］

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