- 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 ****an.
Umako conducted political reforms...
- Nara Prefecture, ****an. The
kofun is
believed to be the tomb of Soga no
Umako. It
occupies an area of 27 m2 (291 sq ft), and is the
largest known megalithic...
- However,
Sushun began to
resent the
power of Soga no
Umako, the head of the Soga clan, and
Umako,
perhaps out of fear that
Sushun might strike first,...
- led to its decline.
Umako then
installed Emperor Sushun on the throne. As time went on,
Sushun eventually became resentful of
Umako's power, and wanted...
- Ō-muraji Yuge no Moriya, and Soga no
Umako no Sukune, both
remained in
their positions during the
reign of
Emperor Yōmei.
Umako was the son of Soga
Iname no Sukune...
- head of state. He was the son of Soga no Koma and the
father of Soga no
Umako. Soga no
Iname solidified his
power by
marrying two of his daughters, Soga...
- led by Mo****be no Moriya, and the pro-Buddhist Soga clan, led by Soga no
Umako,
which would eventually emerge victorious. The Soga clan had
risen to prominence...
- Temples, in Nara, ****an. The
original foundation of the
temple was by Soga no
Umako in A****, as A****-dera. The
temple was
moved to Nara in 718, following...
-
kofun was announced. It is
likely that the
residence belonged to Soga no
Umako, who is
believed to have been
entombed in the kofun. A**** can be reached...
- The Soga clan
intermarried with the
imperial family, and by 587 Soga no
Umako, the Soga chieftain, was
powerful enough to
install his
nephew as emperor...
