Emperor Kanmu

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Emperor Kanmu was a Japanese emperor best known for relocating the capital to Heian-kyō (Kyoto), thereby inaugurating the Heian period and shaping classical Japanese court culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
historical figure
human
associatedWithCity Kyoto
birthDate 737
birthName Yamabe
birthPlace Japan
burialPlace Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
surface form: Fushimi, Kyoto
capitalRelocation Kyoto
surface form: Heian-kyō

Nagaoka-kyō NERFINISHED
child Emperor Heizei
Emperor Junna
Emperor Saga
country Japan
deathDate 806
deathPlace Japan
dynasty Yamato period
surface form: Yamato dynasty
eraName Enryaku
Ten'ō
father Emperor Kōnin
givenName Yamabe
house Imperial House of Japan
implementedPolicy reduction of Buddhist temples’ political influence
reorganization of provincial administration
knownFor founding Heian-kyō
inaugurating the Heian period
military campaigns in northern Honshū
patronage of Buddhism
reforming the ritsuryō system
strengthening imperial authority
language Classical Japanese
militaryCampaign subjugation of the Emishi
mother Takano no Niigasa
movedCapitalFrom Nara
movedCapitalTo Kyoto
surface form: Heian-kyō

Nagaoka-kyō NERFINISHED
ordinalNumberAsEmperor 50
period Nara period
Heian period
surface form: early Heian period
posthumousName Kanmu
predecessor Emperor Kōnin
reignEnd 806
reignStart 781
religion Buddhism
Shinto
spouse Fujiwara no Otomuro
successor Emperor Heizei
title Tennō

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Heian Shrine dedicatedTo Emperor Kanmu
Heian Shrine mainDeity Emperor Kanmu
Nara period notableEmperor Emperor Kanmu
Heian period significantPerson Emperor Kanmu