Prince shotoku biography
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Prince shotoku biography
This picture was drawn by Kikuchi Yosai （菊池容斎), a Japanese painter.
Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子, Shōtoku Taishi the Prince of Holy Virtue), original name Umayado, (574-622) was a regent and one of the most outstanding figures in the history of early Japan.
His reign marked a turning-point in the cultural and political development of Japan. A precocious child, he read extensively and acquired knowledge and wisdom at an early age. After the Soga clan defeated the Mononobe clan in a bloody struggle and Empress Suiko ascended the throne in 592, Shōtoku was appointed heir apparent in place of her own sons.
He married her daughter, Princess Udodonokaidako, and acted as the ruler of Japan until his death in 622.
Shotoku is a legendary figure in ancient Japanese historical records such as the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki, which describe how he established a centralized government and harmonized