Directory 57 of 7,622 figures
Figures — East Asian traditions
The figures filed under East Asian traditions.
Figures in East Asian traditions
China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and the diaspora, roughly 1200 BCE to the present.
57 figures
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Confucius 5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician -
Laozi 6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism -
Hirohito Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 -
Akihito Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 -
Emperor Meiji Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912 -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Japanese samurai and daimyo (1537–1598) -
Emperor Taishō Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 -
Buddhist traditions Itō Hirobumi 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909) -
Emperor Gaozu of Han Founding emperor of the Han dynasty (256–195 BC) -
Yongle Emperor Emperor of Ming dynasty China from 1402 to 1424 -
Su Shi Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101) -
Emperor Kōmei Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867 -
Wang Mang Han dynasty official and founding Emperor of the Xin Dynasty (c.45 BC-23 AD) -
Shennong Legendary Chinese culture hero and god -
Buddhist traditions Go-Daigo 96th emperor of Japan (r. 1318–1339) -
Emperor Wen of Han Emperor of the Han dynasty
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Kōjun Japanese empress -
Sugawara no Michizane Japanese poet -
Zhang Daoling Legendary Han dynasty Chinese Taoist leader, grandfather of Zhang Lu -
Qiu Chuji Founder of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism -
Zhang Jue Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184) -
Takasugi Shinsaku Samurai (1839-1867) -
Deity Lü Dongbin Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty -
Hirata Atsutane Conventionally ranked as one of the four great men of kokugaku studies, and one of the most significant theologians of the Shintō religion -
Abura-sumashi Japanese folklore -
Wang Chongyang Chinese Taoist (1113–1170) who founded the Quanzhen school of Taoism -
Yamazaki Ansai Japanese philosopher -
Eishō Japanese empress (1835-1897) -
Deity Imperial Uncle Cao Song dynasty person (CBDB = 16846) - Princess Taiping Chinese princess (665-713)
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Deity Han Xiang One of the Eight Taoist Immortals -
Deity Zhongli Quan Chinese mythological figure, one of the Eight Immortals of the Taoist pantheon -
Buddhist traditions En no Gyōja Legendary founder of Shugendō -
Deity Ame no Oshihomimi Kami - Ungnyeo Figure in the creation myth of the Korean nation
- Deity Kushinadahime Deity in Shinto mythology
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Deity Toshigami Shinto kami -
Deity Takeminakata Japanese god of wind water and agriculture -
Deity Wong Tai Sin Taoist god - Deity Hosuseri God in Japanese mythology
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Deity Shiinetsuhiko -
Deity Shirō Sendai Japanese deified person -
Deity Shitateruhime Japanese deity -
Deity Hitokotonushi Japanese deity -
Deity Jiang Ziwen Taoist deity -
Deity Prince Jin Crown prince of King Ling of Zhou, mid 6th century BC, later venerated as a Taoist immortal - Deity Suseri-hime Daughter of the storm god Susanoo
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Deity Gama Sennin Hermit figure in Chinese folklore - Deity General Liu Meng Chinese God
- Deity Ki-no-Mata-no-Kami Japanese deity
- Deity Yagami-hime Japanese deity
- Deity Amanami no Mikoto
- Deity Honoakari
- Deity Kamuyatate hime no mikoto Japanese deity
- Deity Torinarumi no kami Japanese deity
- Deity Totori no kami Japanese deity
- Deity Tenazuchi
East Asian traditions
Daoism, Confucian practice, Chinese folk religion, Shinto and Korean tradition.