Emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei-tennō, 773 – August 5, 824), also known as Heijō-tennō, was the 51st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order...

three sons would eventually ascend to the imperial throne: Emperor Heizei, Emperor Saga and Emperor Junna. Some of his descendants (known as the Kammu Taira...

Masuhito (益仁). Also known as Emperor Go-Kōkō. Initially written as 躬仁. Also known as Emperor Go-Kanmu. Also known as Emperor Go-Heizei. Also known as Kazuhito...

June 17, 809 (Daidō 4, 1st day of the 4th month): In the 4th year of Emperor Heizei's reign, he fell ill and abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received...

the Siddhaṃ script. However, in Kūkai's absence Emperor Kanmu had died and was replaced by Emperor Heizei who exhibited no great enthusiasm for Buddhism...

Daijō Tennō or Dajō Tennō (太上天皇) is a title for an Emperor of Japan who abdicates the Chrysanthemum Throne in favour of a successor. As defined in the...

Junna's mausoleum. 810: After the rebellion of Emperor Heizei, he became the crown prince of Emperor Saga at 25 years of age. 30 May 823 (Kōnin 14, 17th...

Retired Emperor Heizei Incident (平城太上天皇の変, Heizei-Daijō-tennō no Hen), occurred in the early Heian period. In 810, Emperor Saga and ex-Emperor Heizei stood...

an emperor's wife who had given birth to the heir to the throne. The title was first awarded posthumously in 806 to the late mother of Emperor Heizei. In...

led by General Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. The districts were named by Emperor Heizei, and the name of “Iwate” was originally written with the kanji 磐手, and...

established independent Fushu domains. After Emperor Kanmu's death, the general continued to serve Emperor Heizei and Emperor Saga as Major Counselor (大納言, dainagon)...

was born in 825. He was a grandson of two emperors: Emperor Heizei through his father, Prince Abo; and Emperor Kanmu through his mother, Princess Ito. He...

Sakahito (8th century) Emperor Heizei and 3 half-sisters Emperor Junna and his half-sister Princess Koshi (9th century) Emperor Saga and his half-sister...

quite precious for all the people from the commonalty to the Emperors. Emperor Heizei and Emperor Saga visited this temple every year. That's why, the area...

A cloistered emperor (太上法皇, daijō hōō, also pronounced dajō hōō) is the term for a Japanese emperor who had abdicated and entered the Buddhist monastic...

1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was...

names originated in 140 BCE in Imperial China, during the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han. As elsewhere in the Sinosphere, the use of era names was originally...

al-Amin. Emperor Heizei becomes ill, and abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Saga, who is installed as the 52nd emperor of Japan. Emperor Govinda...

patronage during the early Heian period. Records from the reign of Emperor Heizei (806-809) mention that Kamo-mioya jinja was amongst a select number...

to help him escape from danger while in Suruga. During the reign of Emperor Heizei, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was ordered to rebuild the shrine in its current...

Imperial Reigns, or one hundred years, have passed since, long ago, the Emperor Heizei issued an edict to compile the Man'yōshū. Retrieved 18 September 2012...

al-Amin. Emperor Heizei becomes ill, and abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Saga, who is installed as the 52nd emperor of Japan. Emperor Govinda...

The Kusuko incident can also be called the "Retired Emperor Heizei Incident". After Emperor Heizei abdicated the throne in 809, a decision that Fujiwara...

into the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of Shirakawa. Emperor Jinmu Emperor Kōbun Emperor Tenmu Emperor Go-Toba Emperor Go-Daigo Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto Yamato Takeru...

Fujiwara no Umakai, who died in 737. She married Emperor Kanmu. Their children included: Emperor Heizei Emperor Saga She also had a daughter, Princess Koshi...

led by General Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. The districts were named by Emperor Heizei. Shiwa District was part of the northern border of Japan until the Enkyu-Emishi...

place where it was formerly a mansion of Narihira's grandfather, former Emperor Heizei. The main hall houses a Shō-kannon (聖観音) (a form of Avalokiteśvara or...

of Japanese Emperors according to the Imperial Household Agency. Its 124 entries include historic emperors as well as legendary emperors. Key Map all...

around 2,000 years ago the divine Yamatohime-no-mikoto, daughter of the Emperor Suinin, set out from Mount Miwa in Nara Prefecture in search of a permanent...

5 – Emperor Kanmu dies after a 25-year reign, that has seen Korean culture and technology introduced to Japan. He is succeeded by his son Heizei, as the...