Emperor of Japan
Obito 22 September 698
4 June 755(755-06-04) (56) Nara, Japan
Posthumous nameJapanese style: Ameshirushikunioshiharakitoyosakurahiko no Sumeramikoto (天璽国押開豊桜彦天皇 ) Chinese style: Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 ), also Emperor Shōhō-kanjin-shōmu (勝宝感神聖武皇帝 )
45th Emperor of Japan (reigned 724-749) Emperor of Japan Emperor Shōmu 聖武天皇 Emperor of JapanReignMarch 3, 724 – August 19, 749PredecessorGenshōSuccessorKōkenBornObito (首 ) 22 September 698Died4 June 755(755-06-04) (aged 56) Nara, JapanBurialSahoyama no minami no misasagi (Nara)Spouse Fujiwara no Asukabe-hime (Kōmyō) Agatainukai no Hirotoji Tachibana-no-Hirooka no Konakachi Issue Empress Kōken Prince Motoi Princess Inoe Princess Fuwa Prince Asaka HouseYamatoFatherEmperor MonmuMotherFujiwara no Miyako Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 , Shōmu-tennō, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749.
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