Not to be confused with Emperor Heisei, the future posthumous name of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
Not to be confused with Heijō-kyō.
Emperor of Japan
Emperor Heizei 平城天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign
806–809
Enthronement
April 9, 806
Predecessor
Kanmu
Successor
Saga
Born
Ate (安殿) 773
Died
August 5, 824(824-08-05) (aged 50–51) Heijō-kyō (Nara)
Burial
Yamamomo no misasagi (楊梅陵) (Nara)
Spouse
Fujiwara no Tarashiko/Taishi
Issue
Prince Abo
Prince Takaoka
Prince Kose
Princess Kamitsukeno
Princess Isonokami
Princess Ōhara
Princess Enu
Posthumous name
Tsuigō: Emperor Heizei (平城天皇)
Japanese-style shigō: Yamato-neko-ameoshikuni-takahiko no Sumeramikoto (日本根子天推国高彦天皇)
House
Yamato
Father
Emperor Kanmu
Mother
Fujiwara no Otomuro
Emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei-tennō, 773 – August 5, 824), also known as Heijō-tennō, was the 51st emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809.[3]
^Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 62–63.
^Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 96–97; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 279–280; Varley, H. Paul. Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 151.
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