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...
8 KB (948 words) - 13:02, 12 June 2024
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...
32 KB (3,718 words) - 07:24, 1 May 2024
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...
6 KB (558 words) - 06:49, 28 November 2023
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...
8 KB (943 words) - 17:35, 11 April 2024
conspired 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...
22 KB (2,861 words) - 10:07, 18 July 2024
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...
6 KB (644 words) - 01:52, 23 January 2024
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...
7 KB (842 words) - 11:21, 7 January 2024
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...
4 KB (319 words) - 04:35, 21 February 2024
between the Soga clan and the Mononobe clan, with the Sogas supporting Prince Hatsusebe and the Mononobes supporting Prince Anahobe. The Sogas prevailed...
16 KB (1,669 words) - 14:04, 12 July 2024
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...
2 KB (196 words) - 12:11, 11 June 2024