| Ōe no Otondo | |
| Native Name: | 大江音人 |
| Native Name Lang: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 811 |
| Death Place: | Kyoto |
| Language: | Japanese, Chinese (kanbun/kanshi) |
| Period: | early Heian |
| Genre: | kanshi |
| Notablework: | --> |
| Children: | Ōe no Chisato, Ōe no Chifuru |
| Relatives: | Emperor Heizei (paternal grandfather), Fujii no Fujiko (paternal grandmother), Prince Abo (father), Ariwara no Yukihira (half-brother), Ariwara no Narihira (half-brother), Ariwara no Muneyana (nephew), Ariwara no Shigeharu (nephew), Ariwara no Motokata (grand-nephew) |
was a Japanese courtier, Confucian scholar and kanshi poet of the early Heian period.
Otondo was born in 811.[1] [2] [3]
He was a grandson of Emperor Heizei through his father, Prince Abo.[1] The 14th-century work Sonpi Bunmyaku refers to him as Prince Abo's grandson, but the dates do not match up, so the and other works are probably correct in calling him Prince Abo's son.[1]
The waka poets Ariwara no Yukihira and Narihira were his brothers.[1]
He died in 877.[1]
Among his children were Ōe no Chisato and .[1]
His clan name was initially written as 大枝, but was changed to 大江 in 866.[1]
He is occasionally called by the honorific name .[1]