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*''Born: [[786]]''
*''Died: [[842]]''
*''Japanese'': 平城天皇 ''(Heizei tennô)''
Emperor Heizei was the second [[Emperor]] to rule from [[Kyoto|Heian-kyô]] (Kyoto), and the first to be posthumously named after the site of his mausoleum.
He was the eldest son of [[Emperor Kammu]], and succeeded to the throne in [[806]] upon Kammu's death. He reigned only three years before being succeeded by his brother, who took the throne as [[Emperor Saga]].
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Kammu]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[806]]-[[809]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Saga]]'''
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==References==
* Luke Roberts, ''Performing the Great Peace'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 172.
[[Category:Emperors|Heizei]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Died: [[842]]''
*''Japanese'': 平城天皇 ''(Heizei tennô)''
Emperor Heizei was the second [[Emperor]] to rule from [[Kyoto|Heian-kyô]] (Kyoto), and the first to be posthumously named after the site of his mausoleum.
He was the eldest son of [[Emperor Kammu]], and succeeded to the throne in [[806]] upon Kammu's death. He reigned only three years before being succeeded by his brother, who took the throne as [[Emperor Saga]].
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Kammu]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[806]]-[[809]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Saga]]'''
|}
</center>
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==References==
* Luke Roberts, ''Performing the Great Peace'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 172.
[[Category:Emperors|Heizei]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]