Prince Abo

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Prince Abo
阿保親王
Prince Abo
Abo Shinno.jpg
Drawing of Prince Abo by Kikuchi Yōsai
Born792
Kyoto
Died22 October 842
Kyoto
IssueAriwara no Yukihira
Ariwara no Narihira


Ōe no Otondo
Names
Abo (阿保)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Heizei
Mother

Prince Abo (阿保親王, Abo-shinnō, 792–842) was a Japanese imperial prince of the early Heian period.

Biography[]

He was born in 792[1][2][3] in Kyoto.[1] His parents were Emperor Heizei and (葛井藤子).[1][2][3]

Following the Kusuko Incident (薬子の変, Kusuko no hen) of 810, in which he was complicit, he was exiled to Dazaifu in modern Fukuoka Prefecture,[1][2][3] where he was made (太宰権帥, Dazai no gon no sochi).[1][3] In 824, at the beginning of the , he received a pardon and was allowed return to the Capital.[1][2][3]

In 826, his sons Yukihira, Narihira-both prominent poets- Morihira (守平) and Nakahira (仲平) were given the surname Ariwara.[1] Among his other children was the scholar and poet Ōe no Otondo (大江音人, 811–877).[2]

The Jōwa Incident (承和の変, Jōwa no hen), an 842 rebellion plot, was uncovered thanks to an anonymous report by Prince Abo.[1] He died in the same year,[1][2][3] on the twenty-second day of the tenth month.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j article "Abo-shinnō". Britannica.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f article "Abo-shinnō". Hitachi.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Daijisen entry "Abo-shinnō". Shogakukan.

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