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Emperor Saga

Emperor of Japan

6 dated entries naming Emperor Saga, drawn from 6 separate years between 786 CE and 842 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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8th century

  • 786October 10 – Saga, emperor of Japan (d. 842)source

9th century

  • 809Emperor Heizei becomes ill, and abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Saga, who is installed as the 52nd emperor of Japan.source
  • 814Shinsen Shōjiroku, a record of the genealogy of the ancient Japanese noble families, is completed during the reign of Emperor Saga.source
  • 815Emperor Saga of Japan is the first sovereign to drink tea (according to legend), imported from China by monks. The upper classes adopt this beverage for medicinal use.source
  • 823May 30 – Emperor Saga abdicates the throne, after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Junna, as the 53rd emperor of Japan.source
  • 842August 24 – Saga, emperor of Japan (b. 786)source

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