Founding of Heian-kyō
Future Kyoto becomes the imperial seat for a thousand years
Emperor Kammu moved Japan's capital to the newly built city of Heian-kyō, today's Kyoto. It remained the imperial seat for over a thousand years and gave its name to the Heian period, the flowering of Japanese court culture.
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Kyoto (Heian-kyō) was Japan's capital for more than 1,000 years — from 794 until the emperor moved to Tokyo after the Meiji Restoration.
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 793 Viking raid on Lindisfarne — 1 year earlier
- 800 Coronation of Charlemagne — 6 years later
Americas
- c. 800–950 Drought and the Classic Maya collapse — 6 years later
Alive at the time
- Charlemagne (aged 46)
- Emperor Kanmu (aged 57)
- Harun al-Rashid (aged 28)
- Louis the Pious (aged 16)
- Al-Khwarizmi (aged 14)