Tōshō Daigongen
E605734
Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
deified person ⓘ gongen ⓘ kami ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Tōshō-gū festivals ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu's death ⓘ |
| coreAttribute |
legitimization of Tokugawa rule
ⓘ
protection ⓘ |
| countryOfCult | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Kunōzan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikkō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
protector of the Tokugawa house
ⓘ
protector of the state ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeRomanization | Tosho Daigongen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShrineType | Tōshō-gū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOf | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as an elderly statesman
ⓘ
depicted in samurai attire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
deification of rulers in Japan
ⓘ
political use of religion in Edo period ⓘ |
| linkedTo | state Shinto precedents ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantedBy |
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantedTo | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantYear | 1617 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDeityType | gongen syncretic deity ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
protective deity
ⓘ
tutelary deity of the Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | kanji ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Great Incarnation of the Eastern Illumination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAt |
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikkō Tōshō-gū NERFINISHED ⓘ various Tōshō-gū shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Tokugawa clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general populace in Edo period ⓘ samurai class ⓘ |
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