The Soga clan (Japanese: 蘇我氏, Hepburn: Soga uji) was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups (uji) of the Asuka period of the early Japanese...
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Asuka period (section Soga clan and Shōtoku Taishi)
armorers, and ritual specialists. The Soga clan intermarried with the imperial family, and by 587 Soga no Umako, the Soga chieftain, was powerful enough to...
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Soga no Umako (蘇我 馬子, 551? – June 19, 626) was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Umako conducted political reforms...
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The Soga clan (Japanese: 曾我氏, Soga-shi) was a samurai family from Sagami Province descending from the Taira clan. Best known for the Soga brothers and...
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Mononobe clan, led by Mononobe no Moriya, and the pro-Buddhist Soga clan, led by Soga no Umako, which would eventually emerge victorious. The Soga clan had...
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to eliminate the Soga clan – which evolved as a surname for Kamatari and his descendants. In time, Fujiwara became known as a clan name. The Fujiwara...
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Mononobe clan (物部氏, Mononobe uji) was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (uji) of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The...
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between the Soga clan and the Mononobe clan, with the Sogas supporting Prince Hatsusebe and the Mononobes supporting Prince Anahobe. The Sogas prevailed...
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shortly after the death of Prince Shōtoku and the defeat of the Soga clan (蘇我氏 Soga no uji), uniting Japan. The reforms also artistically marked the...
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Senka to Emperor Keitai, while the clans supporting Kinmei's claim were led by the Soga clan. Soga clan leader Soga no Iname would become the most influential...
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Soga no Iname (蘇我 稲目, c. 506 – March 22, 570) was a leader of the Soga clan and a statesman during the reign of Emperor Kinmei in the Asuka period. He...
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to the immigrant Ōtomo clan (大友氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan (大友氏); famous for Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Ozutsuki clan [ja] (大筒木氏) Soga clan (蘇我氏) – descended from...
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eliminate the Soga clan, powerful and very active supporters of Buddhism, and of the current administration of the time (see Isshi Incident). The clan soon came...
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charge which Soga no Iruka denied. Soga no Emishi also committed suicide soon after his son's death, and the main branch of the Soga clan became extinct...
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Ichimanmaru, and the brothers became members of the Soga clan. The Soga clan was founded by Soga Sukeie, an eighth generation descendant of Taira no Yoshifumi...
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Soga may refer to: Soga clan, a Japanese clan of the Yamato period Soga clan (Sagami Province), a Japanese clan Soga people, of the Busoga kingdom in present-day...
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was Empress Hirohime (蘇我小姉君), a daughter of Soga no Iname, who was the chief, or Ōomi, of the Soga clan. He succeeded his half-brother, Emperor Yōmei...
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Battle of Watarigawa in 1575. He then also destroyed the Kono and the Soga clan. Over the ensuing decade, he extended his power to all of Shikoku in 1583...
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suicide the next day, marking the end of the Soga clan's influence on the imperial court permanently. "Soga Emishi". Encyclopdedia Britannica. Retrieved...
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Soga clan, who claimed descent from Emperor Kanmu's lineage of the Taira clan. His mother was the daughter of Itō Sukeie. He was a resident of Soga township...
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factions, each supporting one of the princes for the throne. Soga no Emishi, the head of Soga clan, supported Tamura. He claimed that Empress Suiko's last...
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In 645, the Soga clan were overthrown in a coup launched by Prince Naka no Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari, the founder of the Fujiwara clan. Their government...
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Soga no Koma (蘇我 高麗) was a member of the Soga clan, and Chief Minister of Japan (ōomi). He was the father of the powerful Soga no Iname (born approximately...
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parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and also he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments...
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Ichimanmaru and Hako'ō, who thus became members of the Soga clan. The Soga clan was founded by Soga Sukeie, an eighth generation descendant of Taira no Yoshifumi...
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period included the Soga clan, Mononobe clan and Katsuragi clan. In the Yamato period prior to the ritsuryō system, the powerful clans based in Yamato Province...
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Fujiwara no Kamatari (category Fujiwara clan)
introduction of Buddhism to Japan. The Soga clan, defenders of Buddhism in the Asuka period, defeated Kamatari and the Mononobe clan, and Buddhism became the dominant...
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Religious war (section Soga–Mononobe conflict)
starting with the Soga–Mononobe conflict (552–587) between the pro-Shinto Mononobe clan (and Nakatomi clan) and the pro-Buddhist Soga clan. Although the political...
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states that the emperor allowed only the Soga clan to worship the Buddha, to test it out. Thus, the powerful Soga clan played a key role in the early spread...
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Suketsune), was famous for his involvement in the incident involving the Soga brothers. The family became a moderate power both in influence and ability...
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