Minamoto no Mitsunaka

Minamoto no Mitsunaka (源 満仲, April 29, 912 – October 6, 997) was a Japanese samurai and court official of the Heian period.

However, whilst some believe that there was a genuine threat to the Emperor, and that it was Mitsunaka's warning that prevented the plot from succeeding, others view the incident as one manufactured for political gain.

In any case, the negative consequences for Takaakira put Mitsunaka firmly in Morotada's good graces.

[4] He served as the acting governor (kokushi) of ten provinces, most notably Settsu, which became the mainstay of his military and economic power.

[9] In 987, along with 16 vassals and 30 court ladies, Mitsunaka ordained as a Buddhist monk and received the Dharma name Mankei (満慶).

A story about the samurai Minamoto no Mitsunaka tells that, while he was hunting in his own territory of Settsu, he dreamt under a tree and had a dream in which a beautiful woman named Longnü appeared to him and begged him to save her land from a giant serpent which was defiling it.