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Name: Kammu
Birth Date: 737
Death Date: 806
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Occupations: emperor

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Biography of Kammu
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Kammu (737-806) was the fiftieth emperor of Japan. A wise and effective ruler, he reigned for 25 years and laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Heian period. The Heian Shrine is dedicated to his spirit. Kammu was born Yamabe, a son of Emperor...


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Kammu
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(born 737, Nara, Japan—died April 9, 806, Heian-kyō [Kyōto]) Emperor of Japan (781–806). To curb the power of the Buddhist temples located in Nara, he moved the capital from Heijō-kyō (Nara) to Nagaoka in 784 and...
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Emperor Kammu (桓武天皇, Kammu-tennō?) (737–806) was the 50th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 781 through...


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Asian Folklore Studies
Hunting and Fishing in a Kammu Village. (book reviews)
10/01/1994: 417 words, approx. 1 pages
The Kammu (Khmu) are a highland minority group that inhabits the mountainous borderland between northern Thailand and upper Laos. Speakers of a Mon-Khmer language, they are commonly regarded as members of the "autochthonous" population of mainland Southeast Asia, i.e., as having been resident...
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Asian Folklore Studies
Being Kammu: My Village, My Life. (book reviews)
04/01/1996: 1,189 words, approx. 4 pages
This is the second book by Damrong Tayanin on aspects of his native Kammu culture, following Hunting and Fishing in a Kammu Village (1991). (The Kammu [Khmu] are a highland minority group that inhabits the mountainous area of northwestern Laos and the adjacent...
 


 

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