Emperor Kanmu
737 CE–806 CE · Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
Emperor Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806 and reshaped the Japanese state. To escape the entrenched power of Buddhist temples and rival factions at Nara, he relocated the capital, settling at Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) in 794 and inaugurating the four-century Heian period. He reformed provincial administration and taxation, launched campaigns to extend imperial control over the Emishi in the north, and sought to curb the political influence of the clergy.
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- al-Hadi· 764 CE–786 CE
- Hisham I· 757 CE–796 CE
- Irene of Athens· 752 CE–803 CE
- al-Mahdi· 744 CE–785 CE
- Charlemagne· 747 CE–814 CE
- Abd al-Rahman I· 731 CE–788 CE
- Harun al-Rashid· 763 CE–809 CE
- K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat (Cauac Sky)· –785 CE
- al-Mansur· 714 CE–775 CE
- Yaxun Bahlam IV (Bird Jaguar IV)· 709 CE–
- Jayavarman II· 770 CE–835 CE
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang· 685 CE–762 CE
- K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak (Smoking Squirrel)· 688 CE–
- K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb III· 678 CE–
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