Emperor Heizei

Emperor Heizei
平城天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign806–809
EnthronementApril 9, 806
PredecessorKanmu
SuccessorSaga
BornAte (安殿)
773
DiedAugust 5, 824(824-08-05) (aged 50–51)
Heijō-kyō (Nara)
Burial
Yamamomo no misasagi (楊梅陵) (Nara)
SpouseFujiwara no Tarashiko/Taishi
Issue
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Heizei (平城天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Yamato-neko-ameoshikuni-takahiko no Sumeramikoto (日本根子天推国高彦天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Kanmu
MotherFujiwara no Otomuro

Emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei-tennō; 773 – August 5, 824), also known as Heijō-tennō, was the 51st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809.