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Emperor Shōmu: Traditional narrative, Overview & Eras of Shōmu's life

Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō; September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period.

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Emperor Shōmu topic overview

The analysis highlights Traditional narrative, Overview and Eras of Shōmu's life as prominent areas in the source structure around Emperor Shōmu.

Related topics
95
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
99
Extracted relationships
86
Concept neighborhoods
30
Bridge connections
99

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Traditional narrative · 57 topics
Overview · 32 topics
Consorts and children · 3 topics
Eras of Shōmu's life · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Born
Obito (首) 22 September 701
Burial
Sahoyama no minami no misasagi (佐保山南陵) (Nara)
Died
4 June 756(756-06-04) (aged 54) Nara, Japan
Father
Emperor Monmu
House
Imperial House of Japan
Issue
Empress Kōken · Prince Motoi · Princess Inoe · Princess Fuwa · Prince Asaka

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Traditional narrative

Eras of Shōmu's life

Consorts and children

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Emperor Shōmu connects Entity context

The extracted context around Emperor Shōmu shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Emperor Shōmu → After, Azumabito, Buddha, Buddhist, Cultivated Lands, Daibutsu, Dazai, Dharma, Empress Komyo, Empress Kōken, Fujiwara, Genbō, Great Buddha, Heijō-kyō, Hirotsugu, Hizen Province, Imperial, In, Jinki, Kibi Another extracted example is Emperor Shōmu → Empress Gemmei, Empress Gensho, Genshō-tennō's, In, January, Japan, Jinki, Shortly, Shōmu, The, Yōrō. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Emperor Shōmu

Top relations

related to Timeline · 41
Emperor Shōmu → After, Azumabito, Buddha, Buddhist, Cultivated Lands, Daibutsu, Dazai, Dharma, Empress Komyo, Empress Kōken, Fujiwara, Genbō, Great Buddha, Heijō-kyō, Hirotsugu, Hizen Province, Imperial, In, Jinki, Kibi
related to Events of Shōmu's reign · 11
Emperor Shōmu → Empress Gemmei, Empress Gensho, Genshō-tennō's, In, January, Japan, Jinki, Shortly, Shōmu, The, Yōrō
related to Shōsōin · 11
Emperor Shōmu → Empress Kōmyō, It, Its, Japan, Japanese, Nara, See, Tang, Tempyō, The Shōsō-in, Tōdai-ji Temple
related to External links · 6
Emperor Shōmu → Emperor Shomu, Empress Kōmyō, Media, TodaijiPhotographs, Wikimedia Commons Vairocana Buddha, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Issue · 5
Emperor Shōmu → Empress Kōken, Prince Asaka, Prince Motoi, Princess Fuwa, Princess Inoe
Born · 1
Emperor Shōmu → Obito (首) 22 September 701
Burial · 1
Emperor Shōmu → Sahoyama no minami no misasagi (佐保山南陵) (Nara)
Died · 1
Emperor Shōmu → 4 June 756(756-06-04) (aged 54) Nara, Japan
Father · 1
Emperor Shōmu → Emperor Monmu
House · 1
Emperor Shōmu → Imperial House of Japan

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

emperor shōmu tenpyō nara fujiwara today month japan empress 12 imperial reign 12th shōmu's 724 son 740 11th dec buddha

Emperor Shōmu relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 86 structured relationships around Emperor Shōmu. Examples in this analysis include Emperor Shōmu → Born → Obito (首) 22 September 701 and Emperor Shōmu → Burial → Sahoyama no minami no misasagi (佐保山南陵) (Nara). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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Emperor ShōmuBornObito (首) 22 September 7011.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuBurialSahoyama no minami no misasagi (佐保山南陵) (Nara)1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuDied4 June 756(756-06-04) (aged 54) Nara, Japan1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuFatherEmperor Monmu1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuHouseImperial House of Japan1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuIssueEmpress Kōken1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuIssuePrince Motoi1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuIssuePrincess Inoe1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuIssuePrincess Fuwa1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuIssuePrince Asaka1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuMotherFujiwara no Miyako1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuPosthumous namePosthumous nameChinese-style shigō: Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇) Emperor Shōhō-kanjin-shōmu (勝宝感神聖武皇帝) Japanese-style shigō: Ameshirushikunioshiharakitoyosakurahiko no Sumeramikoto (天璽国…1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuPredecessorGenshō1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuReignMarch 3, 724 – August 19, 7491.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuSpouseFujiwara no Asukabe-hime1.00infobox
Emperor ShōmuSuccessorKōken1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Emperor Shōmu bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Shōmu, Tenpyō and Empress. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Emperor Shōmu, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Emperor Shōmu with Traditional narrative. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Emperor ShōmuTraditional narrative · splits 42 ⟂ 58
Emperor ShōmuOverview · splits 67 ⟂ 33
Emperor ShōmuEras of Shōmu's life · splits 96 ⟂ 4
Emperor ShōmuConsorts and children · splits 96 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Emperor Shōmu

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples86
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Emperor Shōmu to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Traditional narrative, Overview & Eras of Shōmu's life, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Emperor Shōmu · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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