Soga no Umako: Difference between revisions

{{Japanesefamily name hatnote|Soga|lang=Japanese}}

Umako conducted political reforms with [[Prince Shōtoku]] during the rules of [[Emperor Bidatsu]] and [[Empress Suiko]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Mulhern, Chieko Irie |title=Heroic with grace: legendary women of Japan |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |location=Armonk, N.Y |year=1991 |pagespage=40 |isbn=0-87332-552-4 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> and established the Soga clan's stronghold in the government by having his daughterdaughters married withto members of the royalimperial family.

In the late 6th century, Soga no Umako went to great lengths to promote Buddhism in Japan, and was instrumental in its acceptance. At that time, Thethe Soga clan employed the immigrantimmigrants from China and Korea, and obtainedworked ato highobtain advanced technology and other knowledge. SogaIn no587, Umako, who made the acceptance of Buddhism, destroyeddefeated [[Mononobe no Moriya]] andin histhe family,[[Soga–Mononobe whichconflict|Battle ledof toShigisan]], securing Soga dominance. On January 15, 593, Relicsrelics of Buddha Shakyamuni were deposited inside the foundation stone under the pillar of a pagoda at [[Asuka-dera]] (HokoHōkō-ji at the time), a temple whichwhose construction Umako ordered to construct, according to the Suiko section of the [[NihongiNihonshoki]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Aston, W. G. |title=Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times |publisher=Cosimo, Inc. |location=New York |year=2008 |pages= |isbn=9781605201467978-1-60520-146-7 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>

[[Category:People of Asuka -period Japan]]