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Kammu also sponsored the travels of the monks Saichō and Kūkai to China, from where they returned to found the Japanese branches of, respectively, Tendai and Shingon Buddhism.
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Kammu and also
On the same mission in 804, Emperor Kammu also sent monk Kūkai to the Tang Dynasty capital at Chang ' an ( present-day Xi ' an ).
When Emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian-kyō ( Kyōto ), which remained the imperial capital for the next 1, 000 years, he did so not only to strengthen imperial authority but also to improve his seat of government geopolitically.
Kūkai greatly impressed the emperors who succeeded Emperor Kammu, and also generations of Japanese, not only with his holiness but also with his poetry, calligraphy, painting, and sculpture.
In 1940, the local government decided that on top of honouring Emperor Kammu, the Jidai festival was also to be held in honour of ( July 22, 1831-January 30, 1867 ) for his work in unifying the country, the power of the imperial court and the affirmation of Kyoto as the center of Japan at the decline of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Edo Era.
The name " Khmu " can also be seen romanized as Kmhmu, Khmu ', Kammu, or Khamuk in various publications or alternatively referred to by the name of a local dialect.
The Khmu ( also referred to as Khamu, Kammu or Kemu ) were the indigenous inhabitants of northern Laos.
Kammu and Saichō
With the support of Emperor Kammu, the Buddhist monk Saichō ordained a hundred disciples in 807.
Kammu and China
* 804: Under the reign of Emperor Kammu of Japan, a fleet of four ships sets sail for mainland China.
Kammu and from
Kammu reigned from 781 to 806.
In 784 Kammu shifted his capital from Nara to Nagaoka-kyō in a move that was said to be designed to edge the powerful Nara Buddhist establishments out of state politics — while the capital moved, the major Buddhist temples, and their officials, stayed put.
Kammu disapproved of, daughter of Fujiwara no Tadanushi ; and Kammu had her removed from his son's household.
Kammu disapproved of, daughter of Fujiwara no Tadanushi ; and Kammu had her removed from his son's household.
* 794 – Japanese Emperor Kammu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
* Kammu, Emperor of Japan from 781 to 806
Thus there were two Kammu Heishi families, one descended from Takamune and the other from his nephew, Takamochi ( son of Prince Takami ).
Khun Chuang, a warlike ruler who may have been a Kammu ( alternate spellings include Khamu and Khmu ) tribesman, extended his territory as a result of the warring of these principalities and ruled from 1128 to 1170.
Khun Chuang, a warlike ruler who may have been a Kammu ( alternate spellings include Khamu and Khmu ) tribesman, extended his territory as a result of the warring of these principalities and probably ruled from 1128 to 1169.
Kammu, r. 781 – 806 ) seeking to consolidate his power and to extend his realm, taking measures which included moving the capital of Japan from Nara ultimately to Heian ( modern-day Kyoto ).
When Emperor Kammu had moved the capital in 784, he had not permitted the powerful Buddhists from the temples of Nara to follow him.
At the end of the 8th century, Emperor Kammu moved his capital from Nara to Nagaokakyō.
In 794, because of the location's moist temperature and reputation as a breeding ground for disease, Kammu relocated his capital from Nagaoka to Heian, now known as Kyoto.
The name of city is derived from Nagaokakyō, the ancient Japanese capital Emperor Kammu established there from 784 until 794 although the major part of the capital including the imperial palace was in the area of present-day Muko.
** Kammu Heishi ( 桓武平氏 )-descended from 50th emperor Kammu ; famous for Taira no Masakado.
* Ashina clan ( 蘆名氏 )-cadet branch of Miura clan who descended from Kammu Heishi.
* Chiba clan ( 千葉氏 )-descended from Kammu Heishi.
* Doi clan ( 土肥氏 )-descended from Kammu Heishi ; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Doi clan.
* Hatakeyama clan ( 畠山氏 )-descended from Kammu Heishi before 1205.
Kammu and returned
The Japanese general Ki no Asami Kosami was " rebuked " by the Emperor Kammu when he returned to Kyoto.
Kammu and Japanese
Except for 5 years ( 740 – 745 ), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyō, or Kyoto, a decade later in 794.
Kammu and Tendai
Kammu himself was a notable patron of the otherworldly Tendai sect, which rose to great power over the ensuing centuries.
Kammu and Buddhism
However in Kūkai's absence Emperor Kammu had died and was replaced by Emperor Heizei who exhibited no great enthusiasm for Buddhism.
He became a trusted advisor to Emperor Kammu, a position which he used to encourage the development of Buddhism in a direction which would prevent it from posing a threat to the government.
Kammu and .
His mother was Princess Inoe, a daughter of Emperor Shōmu ; but instead of Osabe, it was Kammu who was later named to succeed their father.
Later, when he ascended to the throne in 781, Kammu appointed his young brother, Prince Sawara, whose mother was Takano no Niigasa, as crown prince.
Kammu had 16 empresses and consorts, and 32 imperial sons and daughters.
Some of his descendants ( known as the Kammu Taira or Kammu Heishi ) took the Taira hereditary clan title, and in later generations became prominent warriors.
Kammu is traditionally venerated at his tomb ; the Imperial Household Agency designates, in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, as the location of Kammu's mausoleum.
Kammu was an active emperor who attempted to consolidate government hierarchies and functioning.
Kammu appointed Sakanoue no Tamuramaro ( 758 – 811 ) to lead a military expedition against the Emishi.
* 737: Kammu was born.
* April 30, 781 (): In the 11th year of Kōnin's reign, he abdicated ; and the succession was received by his son Kammu.
Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kammu is said to have acceded to the throne.
* 806: Kammu died at the age of 70.
Then in 794 Kammu suddenly shifted the capital again, this time to Heian-kyō, which is modern day Kyoto.
Politically Kammu shored up his rule by changing the syllabus of the university.
In 784 Kammu authorised the teaching of a new course based on the Spring and Autumn Annals based on two newly imported commentaries: Kung-yang and Ku-liang.
The conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as " traditional " until the reign of Emperor Kammu ( 737 – 806 ), the 50th sovereign of the Yamato dynasty.
He was the eldest son of the Emperor Kammu and his empress Fujiwara no Otomuro, who was the daughter of nadaijin Fujiwara Yoshitsugu.
Under Emperor Kammu, Tamuramaro had been appointed as shogun of a military expedition against the Emishi.
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