Prince Abo
Prince Abo (阿保親王, Abo-shinnō, 792–842) was a Japanese imperial prince of the early Heian period.
| Prince Abo 阿保親王 | |||||
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| Prince Abo | |||||
 Drawing of Prince Abo by Kikuchi Yōsai | |||||
| Born | 792 Kyoto | ||||
| Died | 22 October 842 Kyoto | ||||
| Issue | Ariwara no Yukihira Ariwara no Narihira Ariwara no Morihira Ariwara no Nakahira Ōe no Otondo | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Heizei | ||||
| Mother | Fujii no Fujiko | ||||
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
- Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Abo-shinnō". Britannica.
- MyPaedia article "Abo-shinnō". Hitachi.
- Daijisen entry "Abo-shinnō". Shogakukan.
External links
- Abo-shinnō on Kotobank.