Emperor Kōgen ( 孝元天皇 , Kōgen-tennō ) , also known as Ōyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto ( 大倭根子日子国玖琉命 ) was the eighth legendary emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession . Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōgen is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Kōgen's reign allegedly began in 214 BC, he had one wife and two consorts whom he fathered six children with. After his death in 158 BC, one of his sons supposedly became Emperor Kaika .
21-531: Soga may refer to: People [ edit ] Soga clan , a Japanese clan of the Yamato period Soga clan (Sagami Province) , a Japanese clan Soga people , of the Busoga kingdom in present-day Uganda Machiko Soga , Japanese voice actress Soga Tokimune , Japanese samurai Soga Sukenari , Japanese samurai Places [ edit ] Soga (river) ,
42-533: A Japanese tale of the Soga brothers Sale of Goods Act (SOGA), legislation in the United Kingdom relating to the sale of goods Soga, a percussion instrument See also [ edit ] Busoga , a traditional Bantu kingdom and one of five constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
63-582: A new form of government that would subvert the independence of the clans, unifying the people under the Emperor . After fifty years of ideological war, Buddhism, defended and protected by the Soga, began to take hold in Japan. By 644, the heads of the Soga were no longer satisfied to act behind the scenes. Soga no Emishi and his son Soga no Iruka began to build increasingly elaborate palaces and tombs for themselves, styling themselves "sovereigns". In response,
84-768: A tributary of the Sogozha in Poshekhonye District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Soga, Tanzania , a railway station in Tanzania Soga, an island in the Bissagos Islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau Soga Station , a railway station in Japan Other [ edit ] Soga language , a Bantu language spoken in Uganda and the native language of the Soga people Soga Monogatari ,
105-628: Is Emperor Sujin , the 10th emperor of Japan. Outside of the Kojiki, the reign of Emperor Kinmei ( c. 509 – 571 AD) is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates. The conventionally accepted names and dates of the early Emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" though, until the reign of Emperor Kanmu between 737 and 806 AD. Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū
126-412: Is currently maintained; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered that confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned. Kōgen was born sometime in 273 BC, and is recorded as being the eldest son of Emperor Kōrei . His empress mother was named " Kuwashi-hime ", who was the daughter of Shiki no Agatanushi Oome. Before he was enthroned sometime in 214 BC, his pre-ascension name
147-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Soga clan The Soga clan ( Japanese : 蘇我 氏 , Hepburn : Soga uji ) was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups ( uji ) of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato polity —and played a major role in the spread of Buddhism in Japan . Through the 5th and 7th centuries,
168-436: Is thus regarded by historians as a "legendary Emperor", and is considered to have been the seventh of eight Emperors without specific legends associated with them . The name Kōgen -tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations. His name might have been regularized centuries after the lifetime ascribed to Kōgen, possibly during the time in which legends about the origins of the imperial dynasty were compiled as
189-857: The Taika Reform , returning full power to the emperor. This disruptive and transformative event is known as the Isshi Incident . In 2005, the remains of a building which may have been Soga no Iruka 's residence were discovered in Nara . This discovery appeared to be consistent with the description found in Nihon Shoki . Emperor K%C5%8Dgen In the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki , only Kōgen's name and genealogy were recorded. The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kōgen
210-516: The Empress left the scene and Ōe's guards finished Iruka off. Subsequently, Soga no Emishi committed suicide by burning down his own residence, destroying many important court documents. Soga followers were dispersed and even killed; the Empress abdicated and her brother took the throne as Emperor Kōtoku . The Soga clan's hold over the imperial family was broken and two years later the Emperor enacted
231-495: The Soga monopolized the kabane or hereditary rank of Great Omi and was the first of many families to dominate the Imperial House of Japan by influencing the order of succession and government policy. The last Soga predates any historical work in Japan, and very little is known about its earliest members. The Soga clan is believed to have been founded by Soga no Ishikawa , a great-grandson of Emperor Kōgen . Today,
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#1732766298397252-530: The Soga unified and strengthened the country by expanding the power of the Emperor as a symbol and spiritual leader as they took control of secular matters. The Soga clan had much contact with foreigners, including the Koreans and the Chinese. They favored the adoption of Buddhism and of governmental and cultural models based on Chinese Confucianism . The Soga clan supported the spread of Buddhism when it
273-516: The arrival of a Buddhist statue. It was claimed the epidemic was a sign of anger by the local spirits and the Soga temple at the palace was burned down. The Soga family, however, firmly believed that the most civilized people believed in Buddhism and continued to actively promote it, placing a holy image of the Buddha in a major Shinto shrine . Soga no Iname claimed that Buddhism brought with it
294-479: The chronicles known today as the Kojiki . While the actual site of Kōgen's grave is not known, the Emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine ( misasagi ) in Kashihara . The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Kōgen's mausoleum , and its formal name is Tsurugi no ike no shima no e no misasagi . The first emperor that historians state might have actually existed
315-555: The leader of the Nakatomi clan , Nakatomi no Kamatari (later known as the founder of the Fujiwara and traditionally referred to as Fujiwara no Kamatari ), conspired with Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro and Prince Naka no Ōe (later Emperor Tenji ) and arranged for Iruka's assassination. Prince Ōe himself attacked Iruka during a court ceremony concerning edicts from Korean kingdoms in front of Empress Kōgyoku ; he survived, but
336-551: The name Soga , when referring to the Soga clan, is written in kanji as 蘇我. This notation derives from the Nihon Shoki , where 蘇我 is the principal way in which this name is written. Other ways of writing the clan name appeared in other historical documents. The two characters used in this name are ateji ; the meanings of the characters (蘇: "resuscitation"; 我: "self") are unrelated to the name meaning. Soga no Iname served as Great Minister from 536 until his death in 570, and
357-401: The title Soga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soga&oldid=1052106848 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
378-462: Was Prince Ō-yamato-neko-hiko-kuni-kuru no Mikoto . The Kojiki records that he ruled from the palace of Sakaihara-no-miya ( 軽之堺原宮 , and in the Nihon Shoki as 軽境原宮 ) at Karu in what would come to be known as Yamato Province . Emperor Kōgen had a chief wife (empress) named Utsushikome , along with two consorts. His first son was named Prince Ōhiko, and according to the Nihon Shoki
399-406: Was first introduced in Japan during the 6th century by monks from Baekje (Japanese Kudara ). Many Japanese at the time, disliking foreign ideas and believing that this new religion might be an affront to the traditional " kami " or spirits and gods, opposed Buddhism. The rival Mononobe and Nakatomi clans succeeded in gathering hostility against this new religion when a disease spread, following
420-494: Was the direct ancestor of the Abe clan . One of Kōgen's other sons, Prince Hikofutsuoshinomakoto , was also the grandfather of the legendary Japanese hero-statesman Takenouchi no Sukune . Emperor Kōgen reigned until his death in 158 BC; his second son was then enthroned as the next emperor . The existence of at least the first nine Emperors is disputed due to insufficient material available for further verification and study. Kōgen
441-459: Was the first of the Soga clan to carry to extreme lengths the domination of the Throne by the nobility. One of the chief ways he exerted influence was through marital connections with the imperial family; Iname married two of his daughters to Emperor Kinmei , one giving offspring to an Emperor, Emperor Yōmei . The next five emperors all had a wife or mother who was a descendant of Iname. In this way
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