Prince Shotoku
574 CE–622 CE · Asuka
Prince Shotoku (574-622) was a semi-legendary regent and statesman of Japan's Asuka period who governed on behalf of his aunt, the Empress Suiko. He is traditionally credited with promoting Buddhism as a state religion, sponsoring temples such as Horyu-ji, and drafting the Seventeen-Article Constitution, a set of moral and administrative principles for officials modeled partly on Confucian and Buddhist ideas. He also fostered diplomatic and cultural exchange with China; while modern scholars debate how much of the traditional account is historical, he remains a revered figure in Japanese history.
Life journeyclick any stop, or use ←/→Trace on the map →
Asuka
We know they were here, but the specifics of what they did at this stop aren’t recorded yet in our corpus.
In Asuka at the same time
The world in their lifetime
Thinkers, teachers, and rulers whose lives overlapped with Prince Shotoku’s — a glimpse of the wider world they lived in. Drawn purely from recorded birth and death years.
Christian world
Islamic world
Graeco-Roman world
Buddhist world
Jewish world
Rulers world
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan)· 566 CE–635 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- Empress Suiko· 554 CE–628 CE
- Pulakeshin II· –642 CE
- Heraclius· 575 CE–641 CE
- Phocas· 547 CE–610 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
- K'an II· 588 CE–658 CE
- Emperor Wen of Sui· 541 CE–604 CE
- Maurice· 539 CE–602 CE
- Hormizd IV· –590 CE
- Yuknoom Ch'een II (Yuknoom the Great)· 600 CE–686 CE
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (Pakal the Great)· 603 CE–683 CE
Works
No works attributed in the corpus yet.