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3 unusual facts about Abe no Hirafu


Abe no Hirafu

Abe no Hirafu might be the ancestor of one or more of the Abe clans, as well as the Ando and Akita clans.

Baekje

In response to Baekje's request, Japan in 663 sent the general Abe no Hirafu with 20,000 troops and 1,000 ships to revive Baekje with Buyeo Pung (known in Japanese as Hōshō), a son of Uija of Baekje who had been an emissary to Japan.

Battle of Baekgang

Crown Prince Naka no Ōe, later to become Emperor Tenji, and Empress Saimei decided to dispatch an expeditionary force led by Abe no Hirafu (阿倍比羅夫) to help the Baekje restoration forces.



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