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Prince Shōtoku
聖德太子 zh 聖徳太子 ja
Semi-legendary Japanese prince (574–622)
- Child of Yōmei and Anahobe no Hashihito no Himemiko
- Married to Tojiko no Iratsume, Tachibana no Ōiratsume, Kashiwade no Hokikimo no Iratsume and 1 more
- Dated 7 February 574 CE – 8 April 622 CE
Overview
semi-legendary Japanese prince (574–622)Wikidata record description. Read Prince Shōtoku in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Offices held 2
- from 593 CE Crown Prince of Japan
- from 593 CE regent
Family tree
The family as a list · 19
Family 19
- child of (mother) Anahobe no Hashihito no Himemiko Japanese princess
- child of (child) Yōmei Japanese emperor
- parent of (child) Hatsuse no Ōkimi
- parent of (child) Hiki no Ōkimi
- parent of (child) Prince Shirakabe
- parent of (child) Prince Yamashiro Japanese prince
- parent of (child) Princess Tsukishine Japanese princess during the Asuka period
- parent of (child) Princess Umayako
- sibling of Prince Ekuri Japanese prince
- sibling of prince Kume prince
- sibling of Prince Manda Japanese prince
- sibling of Prince Tame Japanese prince
- sibling of Satomi no Himemiko Japanese princess
- sibling of Sukatehime no Himemiko Japanese princess
- sibling of Taima no miko
- married to Kashiwade no Hokikimo no Iratsume
- married to Princess Uji no Shitsukahi
- married to Tachibana no Ōiratsume
- married to Tojiko no Iratsume Prince Shotoku's consort
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
- Named as founder
Hōryū-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Shitennō-ji Temple
Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds - Named as founder
Jōdo-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Onomichi, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Rokkaku-dō Temple
Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, said to have been established by Prince Shōtoku, the name comes from its main hall's hexagonal shape, temple is part of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage - Named as founder
Chōgosonshi-ji Temple
building in Heguri, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Connections
Identification 1
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