Prince Kazurawara

Prince Kazurawara (786–853), third son of Emperor Kanmu, was a Japanese imperial prince and the ancestor of the Kanmu Taira clan. After coming of age in 798, he held senior court posts including minister of the treasury and minister of ceremonial, and in 812 was also appointed governor-general of the Dazaifu.

In 825 his petition to demote his son to commoner status with the surname Taira was approved, beginning the clan's history. He later received the highest princely rank, first grade, and died in 853.