Hachiman
Japanese Shinto–Buddhist syncretic deity of archery and war; tutelary god of warriors; protector of Japan, the Japanese people and the Imperial House; the name means "God of 8 Banners", after the 8 heavenly banners signaling the birth of Ōjin Tennō
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Hachiman
Summary
Hachiman is a war deity[1]. He draws 419 Wikipedia views per month (war_deity category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Hachiman's image is recorded as Sōgyō Hachiman.jpg[3].
- Hachiman is recorded as male[4].
- Hachiman's instance of is recorded as war deity[5].
- Hachiman's instance of is recorded as kami[6].
- Hachiman's instance of is recorded as Bosatsu[7].
- Hachiman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254572001[8].
- Hachiman's GND ID is recorded as 118699911[9].
- Hachiman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85058169[10].
- Hachiman's location is recorded as Hachiman shrine[11].
- Hachiman's Commons category is recorded as Hachiman[12].
- Hachiman's said to be the same as is recorded as Ōjin[13].
- Hachiman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h2qs[14].
- Hachiman's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300109915[15].
- Hachiman's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A024708[16].
- Hachiman's time of earliest written record is recorded as +0737-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
- Hachiman's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hachiman[18].
- Hachiman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '八幡神'}[19].
- Hachiman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '八幡神'}[20].
- Hachiman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '誉田別命'}[21].
- Hachiman's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00585521[22].
- Hachiman's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86760[23].
- Hachiman's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3909328[24].
- Hachiman's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007545833705171[25].
- Hachiman's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09557954-n[26].
- Hachiman's World History Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Hachiman[27].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Hachiman include Hachimantai[28], a mountain[29], in Japan[30].
Why It Matters
Hachiman draws 419 Wikipedia views per month (war_deity category, ranking #5 of 15).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for him include Hachimantai[28], a mountain[29], in Japan[30].