Prince Shōtoku

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
gptkb:regency
politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hōryū-ji
gptkb:Empress_Suiko
gptkb:Shitennō-ji
gptkbp:birthDate 574
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Yamato_Province
gptkbp:child gptkb:Prince_Eguri
gptkb:Prince_Furuhito
gptkb:Prince_Hatsuse_no_Okimi
gptkb:Prince_Yamashiro
gptkb:Prince_Umayado
gptkb:Princess_Hashihito
gptkbp:commemoratedBy April 8 (traditional date of death)
gptkbp:contribution built Hōryū-ji temple
established official ranks
promoted Chinese culture
sent envoys to Sui China
gptkbp:deathDate 622
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ikaruga,_Nara,_Japan
gptkbp:era gptkb:Asuka_period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Emperor_Yōmei
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:house gptkb:Yamato
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prince Shōtoku
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Seventeen-Article_Constitution
gptkb:Taika_Reforms
promoting Buddhism in Japan
gptkbp:legacy regarded as a cultural hero in Japan
appears on Japanese banknotes
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Shōtoku_Taishi_Mausoleum
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Empress_Anahobe_no_Hashihito
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:posthumousName gptkb:Shōtoku_Taishi
gptkbp:reign 593–622 (as regent)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Tojiko_no_Iratsume
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Prince_Yamashiro
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince_of_Japan
Regent to Empress Suiko
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Commentary_on_the_Lotus_Sutra
gptkb:Commentary_on_the_Śrīmālādevī_Sūtra
gptkb:Commentary_on_the_Vimalakirti_Sutra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asuka_period
gptkb:Horyu-ji
gptkb:Buddhism_in_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5