* ''Significance: Samurai of the [[Abe clan]] in [[Mutsu province]]
* Japanese: 安倍貞任 (''Abe no Sadatou'')
* Japanese: 安倍貞任 (''Abe no Sadatou'')
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Abe no Sadatô was the second son of [[Abe no Yoritoki]], from whom he received ????. His older brother was [[Abe no Muneto|Abe no Munetô]]. Because Mutsu province was so removed from the capital, the Abe clan were able to get away with not paying annual taxes. <ref>Capital and Countryside in Japan, 300-1180. Joan R. Piggott (trans.), Page 141</ref>.
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Abe no Sadatô was the second son of [[Abe no Yoritoki]], from whom he received ????. His older brother was [[Abe no Muneto|Abe no Munetô]]. Because Mutsu province was so removed from the capital, the Abe clan were able to get away with not paying taxes, being expansionistic, and generally rebellious against the Imperial court.
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The Imperial court finally sent [[Minamoto no Yoriyoshi]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshiie]] in [[1051]] to hold the Abe clan accountable. This began the [[Former Nine Years War]], which lasted from 1051 to [[1062]].
''Mutsuwaki'' 陸奥話記 chronicles the Former Nine Years War<ref>Ibid., Page 409</ref>
''Mutsuwaki'' 陸奥話記 chronicles the Former Nine Years War<ref>Ibid., Page 409</ref>
==Sources==
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*Iwao Seiichi's Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History
*Iwao Seiichi's Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E5%80%8D%E8%B2%9E%E4%BB%BB Abe no Sadato - Jpn Wikipedia]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E5%80%8D%E8%B2%9E%E4%BB%BB Abe no Sadato - Jpn Wikipedia]