Prince Shōtoku
574–622 · Person
Asuka-era regent and reformer; promoted Buddhism, sent the first official embassy to Sui China, drafted the Seventeen-Article Constitution.
On these timelines: Master, Japan, People
Around 574
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Muhammad (570)
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Reign of Justinian I (527)
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Hagia Sophia (532)