Ōta Dōkan

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Ōta Dōkan was a 15th-century Japanese samurai, military strategist, and monk best known for building Edo Castle, which later became the political center of Japan as Tokyo.

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Ōta Dōkan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
Japanese historical figure
castle architect
military strategist
samurai
activePeriod 15th century
allegiance Uesugi clan
surface form: Ōgigayatsu branch of the Uesugi clan
associatedWith Edo
Tokyo
birthYear 1432
built Edo Castle
builtInLocation Edo
builtInPresentDayLocation Tokyo
builtInYear 1457
clan Ōta clan
commemoratedIn Tokyo place names and monuments
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culture Japanese
deathYear 1486
era Muromachi period
familyName Ōta
fieldOfWork castle construction
military strategy
urban planning
gender male
givenName Dōkan
influenced development of Edo as a political center
killedBy Uesugi Sadamasa
knownFor building Edo Castle
developing the castle town that became Tokyo
languageOfName Japanese
mannerOfDeath assassination
memorial statue at Edo Castle grounds
statue at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
militaryRank samurai commander
name Ota Dokan
Ōta Dōkan self-link
nativeName 太田 道灌
notableWork construction of Edo Castle
occupation Buddhist monk
castle builder
military strategist
samurai
placeOfBirth Musashi Province NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sagami Province NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Kantō region
religion Buddhism
religiousOrder Rinzai
surface form: Rinzai Zen

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Edo foundedBy Ōta Dōkan
Ōta Dōkan name Ōta Dōkan self-link
Edo Castle builtBy Ōta Dōkan