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Also 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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Heijō-kyō
Place of death
Heian-kyō
Father
Kōnin
Occupation
ruler
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Emperor Kammu large.jpg
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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
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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.

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