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title: Hachiman, Shinto God of War
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6668/hachiman-shinto-god-of-war/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hachiman, Shinto God of War
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6668.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Japanese scroll depicting the [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) bodhisattva [Hachiman](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hachiman/), also the [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) and [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2017, May 18). Hachiman, Shinto God of War. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Hachiman, Shinto God of War." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2017. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Hachiman, Shinto God of War." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C5%8Dgy%C5%8D_Hachiman.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C5%8Dgy%C5%8D_Hachiman.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 May 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.