Statesman Prince Shotoku, legend or real national hero?

Prince Shotoku (Shotoku Taishi) as a historical figure The imperial prince Shotoku Taishi is recorded in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters, 712) and the Nihon shoki (Chronicles of Japan, 720) as having been a great Buddhist scholar and statesman who lived in early Japan (574-622). Prince Shotoku is renowned for his patronage of Buddhist temples that brought about…

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Nations: Japan, by K

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Nations: Japan, by K

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