Abe no Hirafu
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In this Japanese name, the family name is "Abe".
Abe no Hirafu (阿部 比羅夫) was a governor of Koshi Province. He fought against the aboriginal inhabitants of Japan (called, at that time, emishi or 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, in the Battle of Baekgang.
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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