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Also known as Jōgū Taishi, Shōtoku Taishi, Kamitsumiya no Umayado no Toyotomimi no Mikoto, Prince Kamitsumiya, Umayado, Prinzregent Shōtoku Taishi Japan, Prince Shotoku, Prince Shoutoku

semi-legendary Japanese prince (574–622)

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Prince Shōtoku (574–622) was a Japanese politician and regent. Born at Tachibana-dera Temple, he was the son of Yōmei and Anahobe no Hashihito no Himemiko. His notable work includes the Seventeen-article constitution. He is associated with Buddhism in Japan and spoke Japanese.

Shōtoku had a son named Prince Yamashiro. His writings were produced in Japanese, with one work listed in Open Library titled *Shōtoku taishi shū*. Crossref records five works attributed to him. He is distinct from the entity Shōtoku.

Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
574
Died
622
Works
1

Top works

  • Shōtoku taishi shū

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1958-06-07
Active to
2016-04-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
3

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Quotes

  • A key point of the texts attributed to Shotoku is that if rulers and bureaucrats believe they are the owners rather than the servants of the law, corruption will follow.Corruption was already a problem in the 7th century, and the Shotoku writings define it as privileging the officials’ private interests over the public ones.…Manipulating the public in the interest of the private is the very definition of corruption.

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Key facts

Regency
593–April 8, 622
Born
February 7, 574
Died
April 8, 622 (622-04-08) (aged 48)
Burial
Eifukuji North Kofun [ ja ]
Spouse
Uji no Kaitako [ ja ] , Tojiko no Iratsume [ ja ]
Issue
Prince Yamashiro , Princess Tsukishine
House
Imperial House of Japan
Father
Emperor Yōmei
Mother
Princess Hashihito no Anahobe
Religion
Buddhism

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Tachibana-dera Temple
Father
Yōmei
Occupation
politician
Position held
regent
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Prince Shotoku with Two Princes by Kano Osanobu 1842.png
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Commons category
Prince Shōtoku
date of birth
0574-02-07
date of death
0622-04-08
topic's main category
Category:Prince Shōtoku
name in native language
聖徳太子
different from
Shōtoku
name in kana
しょうとく たいし
writing language
Japanese
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子, Shōtoku Taishi; February 7, 574 – April 8, 622), also known as Prince Umayado (厩戸皇子, Umayado no ōjî, Umayado no miko) or Prince Kamitsumiya (上宮皇子, Kamitsumiya no ōji, Kamitsumiya no miko), was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Hashihito no Anahobe, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. But later, he was adopted by Prince Shōtoken. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and also he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shōtoku comes from the Nihon Shoki. The Prince is renowned for modernizing the government administration and for promoting Buddhism in Japan. He also had two different families that fought over his custody.

Over successive generations, a devotional cult arose around the figure of Prince Shōtoku for the protection of Japan, the Imperial Family, and for Buddhism. Key religious figures such as Saichō, Shinran and others claimed inspiration or visions attributed to Prince Shōtoku.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prince Shōtoku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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