File:Emperor_Kammu_large.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Emperor Kanmu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kanmu, Kanmu-tennō, Kammu-tennō, Kammu, Kammu Tennō, Kanmu Tennō
Emperor of Japan
Key facts
- Reign
- 30 April 781 – 9 April 806
- Enthronement
- 10 May 781
- Predecessor
- Kōnin
- Successor
- Heizei
- Born
- Yamabe ( 山部 ) , 4 February 736, Heijō-kyō
- Died
- 9 April 806 (806-04-09) (aged 70)
- Burial
- Kashiwabara no misasagi (柏原陵) (Kyoto)
- Spouse
- Fujiwara no Otomuro
- Issue among others
- Emperor Heizei Emperor Saga Emperor Junna
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Heijō-kyō
- Place of death
- Heian-kyō
- Father
- Kōnin
- Mother
- Takano no Niigasa
- Occupation
- ruler
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Image
- Emperor Kammu large.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Emperor Kanmu
- date of birth
- 0737-00-00
- date of death
- 0806-02-05
- name in native language
- 桓武天皇
- topic's main category
- Category:Emperor Kanmu
- era name
- Enryaku
- place of burial
- Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~19 min read
Encyclopedic overview
HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Kōnin MotherTakano no Niigasa
Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kammu-tennō; 735 – 9 April 806), or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scope of the emperor's powers reached its peak. His reign saw the transition from the Nara period to the Heian period.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emperor Kanmu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.