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Soga no Iname (????, presumed born 506 AD, died March 570570

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). Soga no Iname was a leader of the Soga clanSoga clan

The Soga ?? clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan....
 and a statesman during the reign of Emperor KimmeiEmperor Kimmei

Emperor Kimmei was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the first to whom con...
 in the early Yamato periodFacts About Yamato period

The is the period of Japanese history when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamat...
. He was the first person to hold the position of OomiOmi

Omi. Omi was an ancient Japanese hereditary title denoting rank and political standing that, along with muraji, was...
 that can be verified with reasonable accuracy, in 536 AD. He was the son of Soga no Koma (????) and the father of Soga no UmakoSoga no Umako

Soga no Umako, the son of Soga no Iname and the strongest member of Soga clan of Japan, conducted political reforms with Pri...
. Information from Nihonshoki or Kojiki, the earliest remaining texts seems eerily absent regarding Soga no Koma, where Koma incidentally is the same Chinese for one of the abbreviated names of GoguryeoGoguryeo

Goguryeo was a kingdom in the northern Korean Peninsula and Manchuria....
, and his grandfather is named Soga no Karako (????), which can mean "son of Korea".

"According to Nohonshoki
A Japanese aristocrat at that time has the woman in the neighboring country (Korea?) give
birth to a child.






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Soga no Iname (????, presumed born 506 AD, died March 570570

Sorry, no overview for this topic
). Soga no Iname was a leader of the Soga clanSoga clan

The Soga ?? clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan....
 and a statesman during the reign of Emperor KimmeiEmperor Kimmei

Emperor Kimmei was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the first to whom con...
 in the early Yamato periodFacts About Yamato period

The is the period of Japanese history when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamat...
. He was the first person to hold the position of OomiOmi

Omi. Omi was an ancient Japanese hereditary title denoting rank and political standing that, along with muraji, was...
 that can be verified with reasonable accuracy, in 536 AD. He was the son of Soga no Koma (????) and the father of Soga no UmakoSoga no Umako

Soga no Umako, the son of Soga no Iname and the strongest member of Soga clan of Japan, conducted political reforms with Pri...
. Information from Nihonshoki or Kojiki, the earliest remaining texts seems eerily absent regarding Soga no Koma, where Koma incidentally is the same Chinese for one of the abbreviated names of GoguryeoGoguryeo

Goguryeo was a kingdom in the northern Korean Peninsula and Manchuria....
, and his grandfather is named Soga no Karako (????), which can mean "son of Korea".

"According to Nohonshoki
A Japanese aristocrat at that time has the woman in the neighboring country (Korea?) give
birth to a child. It is described that the child was named Karako(??), which can mean "son of Korea"."

Soga no Iname solidified his power by marrying two of his daughters, Soga no KitashihimeSoga no Kitashihime Summary

Soga no Kitashihime. Daughter of Soga no Iname and consort to Emperor Kimmei of Japan....
 and Soga no Oanegimi, to Emperor Kimmei. Between the two of them they gave birth to three future emperors, Emperor YomeiEmperor Yomei

Emperor Yomei was the 31st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
, Emperor SushunEmperor Sushun Summary

Emperor Sushun was the 32nd emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession....
 and Empress SuikoEmpress Suiko

Empress Suiko was the 33rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the first known woman t...
, as well as numerous other princes and princesses.

Soga no Iname is also known for his early support of BuddhismBuddhism

Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a way of life, a practical philosophy, and arguably a form of psychology....
 which, according to the Nihon ShokiNihon Shoki

The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history....
, was introduced to the Yamato court from PaekcheBaekje

Baekje was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
 in 552552

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. (However, according to a different source, the Jogu Shotoku Hoo TeisetsuJogu Shotoku Hoo Teisetsu Overview

, also read as Jogu Shotoku Hoo Taisetsu, is a biography of Shotoku Taishi....
, it was introduced in 538538

Sorry, no overview for this topic
.) Opposing Iname and against the acceptance of this new foreign religion were Mononobe no Okoshi and Nakatomi no Kamako. The rivalry between the Sogas and the MononobesMononobe clan

Mononobe clan was a Japanese clan of the Yamato period, which is known for its military opposition to the Soga clan....
 and Nakatomis would carry on into future generations, with Iname's son Soga no Umako defeating Okoshi's son Mononobe no MoriyaMononobe no Moriya

Mononobe no Moriya was an O-muraji, a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese Yamato state, having inher...
 in 587587 Summary

For the processor, see NexGen Nx587....
, and his grandson and great-grandson Soga no EmishiSoga no Emishi

Soga no Emishi was a statesman of Yamato Imperial Court....
 and Soga no IrukaSoga no Iruka

Soga no Iruka was a statesman in the Yamato Period of Japan....
 being defeated by a descendant of Kamako, Nakatomi no KamatariFujiwara no Kamatari

Fujiwara no Kamatari was the founder of the Fujiwara clan in Japan....
, in the Isshi Incident.