Emperor Shōmu

Posthumous name
	Chinese-style shigō:; Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇); Emperor Shōhō-kanjin-shōmu (勝宝感神聖武皇帝); ; Japanese-style shigō:; Ameshirushikunioshiharakitoyosakurahiko no Sumeramikoto (天璽国押開豊桜彦天皇)

Emperor Shōmu
聖武天皇
Emperor Shōmu; 聖武天皇
	Portrait of Emperor Shōmu, 13th century
Emperor of Japan
Reign	March 3, 724 – August 19, 749
Predecessor	Genshō
Successor	Kōken
Born	Obito (首); 22 September 701
Died	4 June 756 (aged 54); Nara, Japan
Burial	Sahoyama no minami no misasagi (佐保山南陵) (Nara)
Spouse	Fujiwara no Asukabe-hime
Issue	Empress Kōken; Prince Motoi; Princess Inoe; Princess Fuwa; Prince Asaka;
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	Chinese-style shigō:; Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇); Emperor Shōhō-kanjin-shōmu (勝宝感神聖武皇帝); ; Japanese-style shigō:; Ameshirushikunioshiharakitoyosakurahiko no Sumeramikoto (天璽国押開豊桜彦天皇)
House	Yamato
Father	Emperor Monmu
Mother	Fujiwara no Miyako
Religion	Buddhism

Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō, September 22, 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, during the Nara period.

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