# Prince Shōtoku - Prince and regent (traditional attribution)

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/prince-shotoku
Reign: 593 – 622
Dynasty: Imperial House of Japan
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Shōtoku

Later traditions credit Shōtoku with Buddhist patronage and the Seventeen-Article Constitution; the surviving accounts require critical interpretation.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Empress Suiko](https://history-japan.com/rulers/empress-suiko)
- Succeeded by: [Empress Kōgyoku](https://history-japan.com/rulers/empress-kogyoku)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 604 - [Seventeen-Article Constitution](https://history-japan.com/timeline/604-seventeen-article-constitution)
- 607 - [An embassy to Sui China](https://history-japan.com/timeline/607-an-embassy-to-sui-china)