Statements (74)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Todai-ji_Temple
gptkb:Nara,_Japan gptkb:Tōdai-ji_Daibutsuden gptkb:Chronicles_of_Japan |
gptkbp:artistic_legacy |
legacy of Buddhism in Japan
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gptkbp:birth_date |
701
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gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Tōdaiji
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gptkbp:capital |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:community_impact |
gptkb:temple
strengthened central government |
gptkbp:cultural_contribution |
patronage of arts and culture
establishment of Todai-ji temple |
gptkbp:cultural_heritage |
part of Japan's cultural heritage
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
impact on Japanese culture
influenced Japanese literature increased influence of Buddhism in Japan |
gptkbp:cultural_practices |
exchange of Buddhist texts
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gptkbp:death_date |
756
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
land tax reforms
relations with Tang China |
gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:Yamato
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gptkbp:era |
gptkb:Nara_period
Shōrō Shōmu era |
gptkbp:established |
Council of Nara
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gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Emperor_Monmu
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gptkbp:governed_by |
established provincial governors
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by historians
subject of academic study |
gptkbp:historical_context |
viewed through various historical lenses
context of the Nara period viewed as a unifier of Japan |
gptkbp:historical_documentation |
documented in historical texts
Shōmu's edicts evidence of his reign |
gptkbp:historical_event |
continuity of imperial lineage
significant events during reign |
gptkbp:historical_figure |
associated with influential monks
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gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced subsequent emperors
shaped Japanese religious landscape |
gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:Nara_period
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
first emperor to take the title of ' Buddhist Emperor'
important figure in Japanese history first emperor to actively promote state-sponsored Buddhism |
gptkbp:historical_source |
gptkb:Nihon_Shoki
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Emperor Shōmu
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gptkbp:known_for |
promoting Buddhism
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gptkbp:legacy |
influence on Japanese art
legacy of governance influence on future emperors |
gptkbp:military_strategy |
defense against invasions
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gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Empress_Genmei
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gptkbp:narrative_style |
narratives of his reign
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gptkbp:notable_achievement |
recognized as a significant emperor
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gptkbp:notable_event |
construction of Great Buddha statue
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
gptkb:Shōmu
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Emperor_Jitō
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gptkbp:reform |
land redistribution
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gptkbp:reign_end |
724
749 Imperial reign 724-749 |
gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:temple
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gptkbp:significant_event |
construction of Great Buddha of Nara
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gptkbp:social_responsibility |
support for the poor
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gptkbp:social_structure |
centralized government
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Emperor_Kōken
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gptkbp:temple |
gptkb:Shōmu-tennō
gptkb:Todai-ji patron of Buddhist temples |
gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:tradition |
state support for Buddhism
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