Abe no Hirafu (阿部比羅夫) was a governor of Koshi. 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 Hakusukinoe). Japanese (日本語, (help· info)) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... The river Koshi is one of three major rivers that flow through the kingdom of Nepal. ... Events The union of Slavic tribes falls apart after Samos death Births Deaths King Samo of the Slavs Categories: 658 ... Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ... Baekje was a kingdom that existed in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. Together with Goguryeo and Silla, Baekje is known as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... In 663 Battle of Hakusukinoe (白村江の戦い; Hakusukinoe no Tatakai), also known as Battle of Hakusonkou, took place in what is today South Korea between the Japanese, in a response to the summon of aid by Baekje (Kudara), and the allied forces of Silla and Tang Dynasty of China. ...

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 anscestor of one or more of the Abe clans, as well as the Ando and Akita clans.

See also

• Sushen

The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. Sushen (Chinese: 肅愼 su4 shen4) was an ancient ethnic group or something outside China. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...