Emperor Kōnin

Emperor Kōnin
光仁天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign770–781
EnthronementOctober 23, 770
PredecessorShōtoku
SuccessorKanmu
BornShirakabe (白壁)
July 18, 708
DiedJanuary 11, 782(782-01-11) (aged 73)
Heijō-kyō (Nara)
Burial
Tahara no higashi no misasagi (田原東陵) (Nara)
SpouseInoe
Issue
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Ametsumune-takatsugi no Sumeramikoto (天宗高紹天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherPrince Shiki
MotherKi no Tochihime

Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇, Kōnin-tennō; November 18, 708 – January 11, 782) was the 49th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōnin's reign lasted from 770 to 781.