Question

Shotoku Taishi

a. was believed to be the son of Izanami by the Koreans of Silla and people of Shikoku.
b. used Chinese political procedures to strengthen Japanese unity to resist Chinese power.
c. sent missions to India to study the more centralized system of government there.
d. was the first shogun of Japan.
e. was a Chinese Buddhist monk who became the first Heian emperor.

Answer 1

Option: B. used Chinese political procedures to strengthen Japanese unity to resist Chinese power.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shotoku Taishi was a scholar and a regent born in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He is known for the spread of the Buddhism religion in Japan, became a part of the Japanese culture. Shotoku Taishi is also known for transforming the Japanese court under the Empress rule. He introduced the Chinese practice of distinguishing official rank as 12 caps mean 12 officials rank in court and established the Seventeen Article Constitution in Japan.