Prince Abo

Prince Abo
阿保親王
Prince Abo

Drawing of Prince Abo by Kikuchi Yōsai
Born 792
Kyoto
Died 22-10-842
Kyoto
Issue Ariwara no Yukihira
Ariwara no Narihira
Ariwara no Morihira
Ariwara no Nakahira
Ōe no Otondo
Full name
Abo (阿保)
House Imperial House of Japan
Father Emperor Heizei
Mother Fujii no Fujiko

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 Fujii no Fujiko (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 Deputy Governor of Dazaifu (太宰権帥 Dazai no gon no sochi).[1][3] In 824, at the beginning of the Tenchō era, 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Abo-shinnō". Britannica.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MyPaedia article "Abo-shinnō". Hitachi.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Daijisen entry "Abo-shinnō". Shogakukan.

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