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Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace.

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Isshi incident

645 Japanese assassination and political crisis

The Isshi incident 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, beginning with the assassination of Soga no Iruka. It takes its name from the zodiological name of the year 645 during…
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Emperor Tenji

Emperor of Japan from 661 to 672

Emperor Tenji , known first as Prince Katsuragi and later as Prince Nakano Ōe until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku, and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor…
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Fujiwara no Kamatari

7th-century Japanese statesman and politician; founder of the Fujiwara clan

Fujiwara no Kamatari , also known as Nakatomi no Kamatari , was a Japanese politician and aristocrat who, together with Prince Naka no Ōe, carried out the Taika Reform. He was the founder of the Fujiwara clan, the most powerful aristocratic family in Japan during the Nara and…
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Soga no Iruka

Japanese assassination victim (died 645)

Soga no Iruka was the son of Soga no Emishi, a statesman in the Asuka Period of Japan.
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Coup d'état

Deposition of a government

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power…
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July 10

Day of the year

July 10 is the 191st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 174 days remain until the end of the year.
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