Emperor Kōnin

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Emperor Kōnin was the 49th emperor of Japan, known for restoring imperial authority after a period of political turmoil and for being the father of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the capital moved to Heian-kyō.

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Emperor Kōnin canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
human
abdicated 781
ascendedToThrone 770
associatedWith Fujiwara clan
birthDate 0709
birthPlace Japan
burialPlace Yamamomo no Misasagi
capitalDuringReign Heijō Palace
surface form: Heijō-kyō
child Emperor Kanmu
Prince Osabe
Princess Sakahito
country Japan
deathDate 782-01-11
deathPlace Japan
dynasty Yamato dynasty
era Nara period
late 8th century Japan
eraNameUsed Hōki
Ten'ō
father Prince Shiki
givenName Shirakabe
house Imperial House of Japan
language Classical Japanese
mother Princess Hidaka
surface form: Princess Inoe
motherTitle Empress Dowager
notableFor being the father of Emperor Kanmu
restoring imperial authority after political turmoil
orderInOffice 49th Emperor of Japan
personalName Shirakabe
policy efforts to reform court finances
reassertion of central imperial control over provinces
politicalContext followed the Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion
positionHeld Emperor of Japan
posthumousName Kōnin
predecessor Empress Kōken
surface form: Empress Shōtoku
reignEnd 781
reignStart 770
religion Buddhism
Shinto
spouse Empress Inoe
Takano no Niigasa
successor Emperor Kanmu
title Tennō

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Emperor Kanmu father Emperor Kōnin
Emperor Kanmu predecessor Emperor Kōnin
Kanmu father Emperor Kōnin
Kanmu predecessor Emperor Kōnin
Yamabe predecessor Emperor Kōnin
Yamabe father Emperor Kōnin
Takano no Niigasa spouse Emperor Kōnin
Takano no Niigasa consortOf Emperor Kōnin
Takano no Niigasa relative Emperor Kōnin