| Prince Abo 阿保親王 | |
| Prince Abo | |
| House: | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father: | Emperor Heizei |
| Mother: | Fujii no Fujiko |
| Issue: | Ariwara no Yukihira Ariwara no Narihira Ariwara no Morihira Ariwara no Nakahira Ōe no Otondo |
| Birth Date: | 792 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto |
| Death Date: | 22 October 842 |
| Death Place: | Kyoto |
was a Japanese imperial prince of the early Heian period.
He was born in 792[1] [2] [3] in Kyoto.[1] His parents were Emperor Heizei and .[1] [2] [3]
Following the of 810, in which he was complicit, he was exiled to Dazaifu in modern Fukuoka Prefecture,[1] [2] [3] where he was made .[1] [3] In 824, at the beginning of the Tenchō era, he received a pardon and was allowed return to the Capital.[1] [2] [3]
In 826, his sons Yukihira, Narihira-both prominent poets- and were given the surname Ariwara.[1] Among his other children was the scholar and poet .[2]
The, an 842 rebellion plot, was uncovered thanks to an anonymous report by Prince Abo.[1] He died in the same year,[1] [2] [3] on the twenty-second day of the tenth month.[1]
His father was Emperor Heizei and his mother was a court lady Fujii no Fujiko/Tōshi, Fujii no Michiyori's daughter