Figure Buddhist traditions
Shōmu
聖武 zh 聖武天皇 ja
Emperor of Japan
- Child of Monmu and Fujiwara no Miyako
- Married to Kōmyō, Agatainukai no Hirotoji, Minami Dono and 3 more
- Dated 18 September 701 CE – 4 June 756 CE
Overview
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 2
- 714 CE – 724 CE Crown Prince of Japan
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Family tree
The family as a list · 14
Family 14
- child of (mother) Fujiwara no Miyako spouse of emperor Mommu and mother of emperor Shomu
- child of (child) Monmu Emperor of Japan
- of the house Imperial House of Japan members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan
- parent of (child) Asaka-shinnō son of emperor Shōmu (728-744)
- parent of (child) Fuwa-naishinnō daughter of emperor Shomu
- parent of (child) Inoe-naishinnō daughter of emperor Shomu; empress consort of Kōnin (717-775)
- parent of (child) Kōken Empress of Japan
- parent of (child) Motoi-ō son of emperor Shōmu
- married to Agatainukai no Hirotoji
- married to Fujiwara Nanafu
- married to Kōmyō consort empress of Japan
- married to Minami Dono Japanese person
- married to Tachibana no Konakachi
- married to 北殿
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
Connections
Recorded events and days 1
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