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His reign saw the transition from the Nara period to the Heian period.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"737","date":"0737"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Heijō-kyō","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862509"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"9 April 806","date":"0806-04-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Heian-kyō","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q751907"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Japan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"ruler","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1097498"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Fujiwara no Otomuro","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2110461"},{"text":"Fujiwara no Tabiko","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11623305"},{"text":"Fujiwara no Yoshiko","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11623103"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Emperor of Japan (0781–0806)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208233","start":"0781","end":"0806"},{"text":"Crown Prince of Japan (since 773)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3201315","start":"0773"},{"text":"Daigaku-no-kami","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3012043"},{"text":"Chamberlain of Japan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2948088"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Kanmu","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Emperor Kanmu born?","a":"Emperor Kanmu was born on 737 in Heijō-kyō."},{"q":"What positions has Emperor Kanmu held?","a":"Positions held by Emperor Kanmu include: Emperor of Japan (0781–0806); Crown Prince of Japan (since 773); Daigaku-no-kami; Chamberlain of Japan."}],"related":[{"name":"Hirohito","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hirohito"},{"name":"Akihito","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/akihito"},{"name":"Emperor Go-Sanjō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-sanjo"},{"name":"Empress Meishō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/empress-meisho"},{"name":"Emperor Go-Komatsu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-komatsu"},{"name":"Emperor Taishō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-taisho"},{"name":"Naruhito","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/naruhito"},{"name":"Emperor Shōmu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-shomu"},{"name":"Emperor Junna","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-junna"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/emperor-kanmu-879f20de6f.jpg","width":500,"height":750,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Kammu_large.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Emperor Kanmu","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Kanmu","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q314846","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314846","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Emperor Kammu large.jpg by Unknown (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Kammu_large.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Emperor Kanmu, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Emperor Kammu large.jpg — Unknown, Public domain.","cite":"\"Emperor Kanmu\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-kanmu. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-kanmu","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-kanmu","ne":null}}