Emperor Kammu’s Big Moves

February 22, 2021 justin-david-hebert Nara, Season 4 Comments Off on Emperor Kammu’s Big Moves

This site has a great rundown of the Battle of Subuse with diagrams and illustrations – http://emishi-ezo.net/Conquest/Subuse.html

Season 4, Episode 15: Emperor Kammu’s Big Moves
Emperor Kammu, artist unknown. Source: Public Domain
A scale model reconstruction of Nagaoka-Kyo’s palace and courtyard. Source: Public Domain
All that remains of Nagaoka-kyo today: a solitary pilar which serves as a memorial monument to the short-lived capital. Source: Public Domain
Miniature scale model of Heian-kyo as it existed in former times. Today it is the city of Kyoto. Source:Public Domain