Emperor Kammu
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Emperor Kammu 🇯🇵

桓武天皇
["Fiftieth Emperor of Japan", "Founder of Heian-kyo (Kyoto)", "Patron of Saicho and Kukai"]
Born Jan 01, 0737 🇯🇵 Nara, Japan
Passed Away Apr 09, 0806 Heian-kyo (Kyoto), Japan
Lifespan 69 years old
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"Here in this green valley between the rivers, we lay the foundations of a city of peace and tranquility that shall endure for ten thousand generations."

Archival Overview

Fiftieth Emperor of Japan (781–806 CE) who broke the political stranglehold of the Buddhist temples of Nara by relocating the imperial capital to Heian-kyo (Kyoto) in 794, inaugurating the glorious four-century Heian period of classical Japanese culture.

Biographical Record

Emperor Kammu (737–806 CE) was the son of Emperor Konin and a Korean noblewoman, Takano no Niigasa. Troubled by the political intrigues and wealth of the six great Buddhist monastic orders of Nara, Kammu took the bold decision to abandon the ancient capital.

In 794, Kammu founded the magnificent grid-patterned capital of Heian-kyo (Capital of Peace and Tranquility, modern Kyoto), which remained the imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium. Kammu promoted Saicho and Kukai to establish the Tendai and Shingon schools away from the court, and appointed Sakanoue no Tamuramaro as the first historical Seii Taishogun.

Key Life Milestones

794

Relocation of the Capital to Heian-kyo (Kyoto)

Moved the imperial capital to Kyoto, launching the four-hundred-year classical Heian golden age.

797

Appointment of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro as Shogun

Appointed the legendary general as Seii Taishogun, pacifying the northeastern frontier.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Kashiwabara no Misasagi Mausoleum
Kyoto (Fushimi), Japan
GPS: 34.9356, 135.7722
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