Abe no Hirafu
Abe no Hirafu (
阿部æ¯"羅夫) was a governor of
Koshi Province. He fought against the aboriginal inhabitants of
Japan (called, at that time,
ebisu, which basically means `barbarian'). This was in
658. Three years later, in
661, he led an expedition into Korea to help
Baekje, an ally on the Korean peninsula (
Battle of Baekgang).
Note that the early dates on this info means that everything is suspect (more than usual) and should be double and triple checked.
Abe no Hirafu might be the ancestor of one or more of the Abe clans, as well as the Ando and Akita clans.
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