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Abe clan of Mutsu
The Abe clan of Mutsu was a powerful family in northern Honshu in the 11th century, holding the six districts of the Kitakami basin on behalf of the court. Their leaders Abe no Yoritoki and his son Sadato fought the provincial governor Minamoto no Yoriyoshi in the Former Nine Years' War of 1051–1062 and were defeated with the help of the Kiyohara.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abe clan of Mutsu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abe-clan-of-mutsu
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