princeshotoku

Prince Shotoku was an early emperor of Japan around 400AD. He sent ambassitors to CHina so they could learn and bring back the information. He was the emperor that rejecytd the Mandate of Heaven. He also rejected the Civil service, inheriting a position. Under Shotoku, the Japanese experienced the spreading of culture and tradition called cultural diffusion.

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