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* 809 (): After a reign of four years, Heizei fell ill ; and fearing that he would not survive, Heizei abdicated in favor of his younger brother, who would later come to be known as Emperor Saga.

After abdicating, Heizei moved to Nara and was henceforth known as Nara no Mikado, the " Emperor of Nara ".