was a samurai of the
Abe clan
The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (''uji''); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). Th ...
during the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
of
Japan
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. He was the son of
Abe no Yoritoki
(died 28 August 1057) was the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts ( Iwate, Hienuki, Shiwa, Isawa, Esashi and Waga) in the from Morioka to Hiraizumi in what is now Iwate Prefecture.
Background ...
, the head of the Abe clan of
Emishi
The were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
The first mention of the Emishi in literature that can be corroborated with outside sources dates to the 5th century AD, ...
who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts in the from
Morioka
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of t ...
to
Hiraizumi
is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,408 and a population density of in 2,616 households. The total area of the town was . It is noted for the Historic Monuments and Sit ...
in what is now
Iwate Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...
.
Abe no Yoritoki
(died 28 August 1057) was the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts ( Iwate, Hienuki, Shiwa, Isawa, Esashi and Waga) in the from Morioka to Hiraizumi in what is now Iwate Prefecture.
Background ...
was the
Chinjufu-shōgun (general in charge of overseeing the Ainu and the defense of the north). In the
Zenkunen War
The , also known in English as the Former Nine Years' War or the Early Nine Years' War, was fought between the Imperial Court in Kyoto, Imperial Court and the Abe clan in Mutsu Province, in Tōhoku region, Northeast Japan, from 1051 to 1062. It ...
, he fought, together with his brother
Sadato, alongside his father against the
Minamoto
was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility since 814."...the Minamoto (1192-1333)". ''Warrior Rule in Jap ...
.
Abe no Munetō was based at the
Isawa Stockade. He occupied the fort called the
Tonomi Palisade (鳥海冊, ''tonomi-saku'') that was established on the north side of the Isawa at an uncertain date. In 1061, during the Zenkunen War, Abe no Munetō defeated the Minamoto forces in the Battle of Tonomi Palisade.
Siblings
*
Abe no Sadato
was a samurai during the Heian period of Japan. In the Zenkunen War, Sadato fought alongside his father against the Minamoto.
Life
Sadatō was born in 1019, to the Abe clan, as the son of Abe no Yoritoki, the '' chinjufu-shōgun'' (general i ...
(1019–1062) who occupied the Kuriyagawa Stockade;
*
Abe no Masato who occupied the Kurosawa Stockade;
*
Abe no Norito who stayed at the Koromo Stockade with his father;
* a sister who married
Taira no Nagahira;
* a sister who married
Fujiwara no Tsunekiyo
was a member of the martial Hidesato branch of the Fujiwaras and was the father of Fujiwara no Kiyohira, founder of the Northern Fujiwara dynasty in Japan.
He is said to have come from the Watari District in what is now southern Miyagi Prefecture ...
. Through her his father
Yoritoki became the grandfather of
Fujiwara no Kiyohira
was a samurai of mixed Japanese- Emishi parentage of the late Heian period (794–1185), who was the founder of the Hiraizumi or Northern Fujiwara dynasty that ruled Northern Japan from about 1100 to 1189.
Biography
Kiyohira was the son of Fuj ...
, the founder of the
Northern Fujiwara
The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 ''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi'') were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm. dynasty.
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Abe no Munetō biographical data
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People from Iwate Prefecture
1108 deaths
Samurai
People of the Heian period
1032 births