Soga no Iruka (蘇我 入鹿) (died July 10, 645) was the son of Soga no Emishi, a statesman in the Asuka Period of Japan. He was assassinated at court in a coup d'état involving Nakatomi no …

The Isshi incident (乙巳の変, Isshi no Hen) was a successful plot by Nakatomi no Kamatari, Prince Naka no Ōe and others who conspired to eliminate the main branch of the Soga clan, …

Soga Iruka (died July 10, 645, Yamato, Japan) was a leader of the powerful Soga family of Japan, whose murder resulted in the return of governmental power to the emperor and the …

Prince Naka no Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari assassinating Soga no Iruka The Soga’s demise After carrying Iruka’s head outside and leaving it to rot in the rain, Naka no Ōe ran to …

SOGA no Iruka was a powerful person in the Yamato Imperial Court. Minister During the previous night of Taika Reform, he was killed in Isshi no hen (the Murder in the Year of Isshi), and …

The Isshi Incident was a coup which occurred during Asuka period when Emperor Tenchi and FUJIWARA no Kamatari assassinated SOGA no Iruka inside the Imperial Court, which led to …

The Soga clan (Japanese: 蘇我 氏, Hepburn: Soga uji) was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato polity—and played a …

Sep 30, 2017 · Soga no Iruka was the son of Soga no Emishi (d. 645), and one of the most powerful men of his day. He was assassinated in a plot by Prince Naka no Oe and Nakatomi …

Soga no Iruka, son of the influential statesman Soga no Emishi, was embroiled in a political struggle for power. In 643, he orchestrated an attack on Prince Yamashiro's estate, eliminating …

Close examination of the events surrounding the assassination reveals that political rivalry at the Asuka court between the family of the reigning Okimi (literally, "Great Chief") Toyotakara (642 …