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Prince Shōtoku
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Prince Shōtoku, also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya, 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
Prince Shōtoku depicted in the Kamakura period
Prince Shōtoku depicted in the Kamakura period
Shōtoku as a Buddhist pilgrim at the age of fourteen. Colors on silk. Muromachi Period, 14th century.
Shōtoku as a Buddhist pilgrim at the age of fourteen. Colors on silk. Muromachi Period, 14th century.
Ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Prince Shōtoku slaying Mononobe no Moriya for heresy against Buddhism
Ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Prince Shōtoku slaying Mononobe no Moriya for heresy against Buddhism
Section of the Commentary on Lotus Sutra, said to be written in Shōtoku's hand
Section of the Commentary on Lotus Sutra, said to be written in Shōtoku's hand
Empress Suiko
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Empress Suiko was the 33rd monarch of Japan, and the country's first and longest-reigning empress regnant, according to the traditional order of succession.
Prince Shōtoku
…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…
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Empress Suiko
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Empress Suiko