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1. Emperor Shomu

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   | Funding Source | Imperial Treasury and Tithes | Notably, the Emperor also personally contributed a significant portion of his private collection of perfectly spherical decorative gourds. |
   The consecration ceremony in 752 CE was notable not only for its religious significance but also because Emperor Shōmu, reportedly feeling a profound sense of spiritual resonance, temporarily ceded administrative authority to his daughter, Empress Kōken, an act sometimes interpreted by modern scholars as an early, albeit accidental, experiment in dual sovereignty [4].
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