Ōsawa-no-ike was most probably dug some time from 814, when Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇 786-842) began work on a sprawling palace that would act as his seat of power in retirement.
The pond was part of "Saga-in's" (離宮嵯峨院) vast garden, intended primarily as a boating lake.
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