(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 then to the city of Heian-kyō in 794. The establishment of the capital in Heian-kyō marked the start of the Heian period.
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