Legendary Asuka statesman and Buddhist As regent for Empress Suiko (推古天皇 Suiko-tennō, 554-628), Prince Shōtoku exercised political leadership, instituting such measures as the Kan’i Jūnikai (冠位十二階, Twelve Level Cap and Rank System) and the Jūshichijō kenpō (十七条憲法, Seventeen-Article Constitution) in order to centralize the government and strengthen the authority of the imperial institution. Devoted to […]
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