Prince Shōtoku 聖徳太子 (574 - 622)

Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi, February 7, 574 – April 8, 622), also known as Prince Umayado (厩戸皇子 Umayado no ōji) or Prince Kamitsumiya (上宮皇子 Kamitsumiya no ōji), was a regent and politician of the Asuka period in Japan under Empress Suiko.