Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇, Kōtoku- tennō, 596 – November 24, 654 AD) was the 36th emperor of Japan, [1] according to the traditional order of succession. [2] The years of his reign lasted from 645 through 654. [3] Before Kōtoku's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) [4] was Karu (軽) or Prince Karu (軽皇子, Karu-no-Ōji). [5]

Emperor Kôtoku was the 36th emperor of Japan according to the traditional counting. He was also called "Taika," for "Great Change." [1] . He ruled from 645 AD - 654 AD. He made the Taika Reforms, which changed parts of Tang dynasty ways of thinking about politics, running the government, and doing rituals for the Japanese court.

Other articles where Kōtoku is discussed: Taika era reforms: …and the newly enthroned emperor Kōtoku promptly took the era name Taika (“Great Change”) for the first half of his reign.

Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇, Kōken- tennō, 718 – August 28, 770), known as Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇, Shōtoku-tennō) after her second accession to the throne, was the 46th (with the name Empress Kōken) and the 48th monarch of Japan (with the name Empress Shōtoku), [1] according to the traditional order of succession. [2] .

Emperor Kotoku (596 - November 24, 654) was the thirty-sixth Emperor of Japan (reign: July 12, 645 - November 24, 654). His imina (personal name) was Prince Karu. His Japanese-style posthumous name was Ameyorozutoyohi no Sumeramikoto.

孝徳天皇 （こうとくてんのう、 旧字体： 孝德天皇 、 596年 〈推古天皇 4年〉 [注釈 1] - 654年 11月24日 〈白雉 5年 10月10日〉）は、 日本 の第36代 天皇 （在位: 645年 7月12日 〈皇極天皇4年 6月14日〉- 654年11月24日〈白雉5年10月10日〉）。 諱 は 軽 （かる）。 その在位中には 難波宮 に宮廷があったことから、後世その在位時期をその政策（後世でいうところの 大化の改新）などを含めて 難波朝 （なにわちょう）という別称で称されることがあった。 敏達天皇 …

2018年8月17日 · Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇) was the 36th Emperor of Japan, reigning from 645-654AD. His name prior to ascension was Karu. Kōtoku came to the...

Emperor Kotoku, also known as Karu or Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto, was the thirty-sixth Emperor of Japan, being born on the 22 April 596 to Chinu and Princess Kibitsu-Hime. He ascended to the throne some time in 645 following the abdication of his predecessor, Empress Kogyoku, when he...

Name: Emperor Kōtoku. Reign: Emperor Kōtoku reigned from 645 to 654. Birth Year: He was born in the year 596. Era: Kōtoku was the 34th emperor of Japan. Significant Achievements: He is known for promoting the adoption of Buddhism and the Chinese writing system. Death Year: Emperor Kōtoku died in 654. Dynasty: He belonged to the Yamato dynasty.

2016年10月27日 · When Japanese emperor Kotoku rose to the Japanese throne in the seventh century, he began a new age that would bring the island nation into a new era of civilization. Across the sea on the Asian mainland was the massive and prosperous Tang Chinese empire. During his nine-year reign, Kotoku ordered multiple missions to visit the […]