Heizei

The emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei Tennō , 774 - 824) was it fifty-and-unième emperor Japan, according to the traditional order of the succession, and reigned of 806 with 809. Its personal name was prince Ate , and he is also sometimes called emperor Heijō ( Heijō Tennō ). The name of Heizei comes from the official name of Nara, Heizei-kyō and it was often named Nara No Mikado (“the emperor of Nara”).

Genealogy

Heizei was the son of the emperor Kammu and Fujiwara No Otumoro. It had 4 wives, and 7 imperial children born ladies from the court:

Fujiwara No Tarashiko/Obiko, died into 794; girl of Fujiwara No Momokawa, receives the posthumous title of empress
Princesse Asahara, her half sister, born 779; dead 817; girl of the Kammu emperor and the Princess Sakahito
Oyake Princess, her half sister, born in 788, died into 849; girl of the Kammu emperor and Tachibana No Tsuneko
a girl of Fujiwara No Tadanushi

Fujiwara No Kusuko, died into 810; girl of Fujiwara No Tanetsugu; called Naishi No Kami

Fujii No Toshi (Fujiko), girl of Fujii No Michiyori; ram court, mother of

Prince Abo, born 792, death 842; married with the Ito Princess, her aunt, (801 + 861), girl of the Kammu emperor and Fujiwara No Heishi; of which

Prince Narihira, born 825 dead 880
Prince Yukihira, father of

Ayako Princess, married with the emperor Seiwa

Ise No Tsugiko, born 772, dead 812; girl of Ise No Ona; ram court, mother of:

Prince Takaoka, born in 799; died into 809; crown prince in 809; deposited in 810
prince Kose, died in 882
Kamitsukeno Princess, died in 842
Princess Iso No Kami, died in 846
Ohara Princess, died into 863; princess vestal of Ise from 806 to 809

Ki No Iokazu, girl of Ki No Kotsuo; ram court, mother of:

Enu Princess, dead 835

Biography

Before its accession with the throne, its connection with Fujiwara No Kusuko, the mother of the one of her concubines, causes a scandal which misses costing him its rank of crown prince, his/her father considering the possibility of of déchoir it. He becomes however emperor with dead of this last in 806. In 809, patient, he abdicates in favor of his young brother prince Kamino, who became then the emperor Saga.

After its abdication, Heizei settles with Nara, and makes the project move once again the capital of Kyōto towards Nara. The Saga emperor, claiming to agree with him, is unaware of this opinion and tries to then reduce the influence of the former emperor. In 810, Heizei foments a rebellion with Kusuko, but is overcome by the imperial army, led by the Shogun Sakanoue No Tamuramaro. Following this event, Kusuko commits suicide and Heizei becomes Buddhist monk . His/her son, the crown prince Takaoka is then deposed of his row, and Saga names his/her own son as a crown prince.

Kugyō (公卿)

Emperor Heizei (平城天皇), R. 806-809 -- kugyō of Heizi-tennō
Udaijin, Miwa ookimi or Miwa oh (神王), 798-806
Udaijin, Fujiwara No Uchimaro (藤原内麿), 806-812

References

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