jan 1, 593 - Prince Shotoku is appointed regent

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Prince Shotoku was appointed regent as a young man by Empress Suiko. He is considered the earliest influential Japanese leader and ruled from the year 593 to 622, when he died.

While acting as regent for Empress Suiko, Prince Shotoku instituted important reforms that laid the ideological foundations for a Chinese-style centralized state under the authority of the emperor.