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...

they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi, the most influential of which was the Kanmu Heishi line. In the twilight...

(平家); 4 cadet branches of Imperial House of Japan. Kanmu Heishi (桓武平氏) – descended from 50th emperor Kanmu; famous for Taira no Masakado. Bandō 8 Heishi (坂東八平氏)...

reign lasted from 806 to 809. Heizei was the eldest son of the Emperor Kanmu and empress Fujiwara no Otomuro. Heizei had three empresses and seven sons...

from Emperor Seiwa) and Kanmu Taira (桓武平氏 Kanmu Taira'u-ji/ Hei-shi/ Hei-ji, a line of the Taira clan descended from Emperor Kanmu) honored Hachiman, from...

have killed as much as one-third of Japan's population. In 784, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital, settling on Heian-kyō (modern-day Kyoto) in 794. This...

descendant of Taira no Takamochi from Kanmu Heishi clan who was a grandson of 50th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Kanmu. Originally, he was a Buddhist monk....

Heian-kyō (平安京), which was the former name of Kyoto, in 794 by Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kanmu-tennō) (737–806). To inaugurate the first Jidai celebration in 1895...

been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional...

known as Taira no Yoshimochi (平良持), of the Kanmu Taira clan (Kanmu Heishi), descendants of Emperor Kanmu (reigned 781–806) who were demoted from princely...

month): The emperor abdicated in favor of his son Yamabe, who became Emperor Kanmu. Emperor Kōnin's reign had lasted for 11 years. 781 (Ten'ō 1, 12th month):...

Saga's reign lasted from 809 to 823. Saga was the second son of Emperor Kanmu and Fujiwara no Otomuro. His personal name was Kamino (神野). Saga was an...

nobility of the Heian period. He is the founder of the Taira clan and the Kanmu Heishi lineage of the clan. Prince Takamochi was born as the son of Prince...

the building was kept as a shrine in memory of the 50th Emperor, Emperor Kanmu, who was the Emperor when Heian-kyō became the capital. In 1940, Emperor...

succession (senso) was received by Junna, Saga's younger brother and Emperor Kanmu's third son. 22 March 833 (Tenchō 10, 28th day of the 2nd month): In the...

emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kanmu, who was the 50th monarch of the imperial dynasty. Historians consider details...

capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto), by the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu. Kammu first tried to move the capital to Nagaoka-kyō, but a series of disasters...

government. Upon the court being moved to Kyoto from Nagaoka by Emperor Kanmu (737–806), the struggles for power regarding the throne that had characterized...

were not confirmed as "traditional" though, until the reign of Emperor Kanmu between 737 and 806 AD. Hidehiro Okada identifies him with Dei of Wa, a...

emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kanmu (737–806), the 50th sovereign of the imperial dynasty. This family tree...

790) was a concubine of Emperor Kōnin of Japan and the mother of Emperor Kanmu. Her full name was Takano no Asomi Niigasa (高野朝臣 新笠). Niigasa was a daughter...

Kūkai was born in a period of important political changes with Emperor Kanmu (r. 781–806) seeking to consolidate his power and to extend his realm, taking...

and Oumi countries, as a Kijin [jp]. He lived during the reign of Emperor Kanmu (781-806) and was one of the chief enemies of shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro...

the title of sei-i taishōgun. The title of Shōgun was bestowed by Emperor Kanmu in 794. Some[who?] believe he was born in 727. His father was Ōtomo no Koshibi...

were not confirmed as "traditional" though, until the reign of Emperor Kanmu between 737 and 806 AD. Empress: Okinagatarashi-hime (気長足姫尊), later Empress...

earliest records of accession celebrations date from the reign of Emperor Kanmu of Japan (r. 781–806), and the custom is now observed in many nations. In...

moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kanmu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784, before moving to Heian-kyō...

Emperor Yōmei and his half-sister Anahobe no Hashihito (6th century) Emperor Kanmu and his half-sister Princess Sakahito (8th century) Emperor Heizei and 3...

protection expanded in 2016. Nagaoka-kyō was built by order of Emperor Kanmu, who instructed that the new capital be established 40 kilometers north...

years earlier. Wrongfully accused of treason by his brother, the Emperor Kanmu, Sawara committed suicide, but not before swearing eternal vengeance on...