Isshi Incident

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The Isshi Incident was a 645 CE coup d'état in Japan in which Prince Naka no Ōe and his allies assassinated the powerful statesman Soga no Iruka, leading to the downfall of the Soga clan and paving the way for major political reforms.

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Isshi Incident canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political assassination ⓘ
chronology occurred in the 4th year of Taika era system predecessor ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
date 645 ⓘ
deathToll included the killing of Soga no Iruka ⓘ
era Asuka period ⓘ
followedBy Taika Reforms ⓘ
hasCause conflict between imperial family and Soga clan ⓘ
hasEffect abdication of Empress Kōgyoku ⓘ
accession of Emperor Kōtoku ⓘ
assassination of Soga no Iruka ⓘ
downfall of the Soga clan ⓘ
political centralization in Japan ⓘ
rise of Prince Naka no Ōe ⓘ
involvedGroup retainers of the Soga clan ⓘ
supporters of Prince Naka no Ōe ⓘ
involvedInstitution Yamato imperial court ⓘ
languageOfSources Classical Japanese ⓘ
location Asuka period Japan ⓘ
linked to: Asuka period

Imperial court of Japan ⓘ
mainParticipant Empress Kōgyoku ⓘ
linked to: Empress Kōken

Nakatomi no Kamatari ⓘ
Prince Karu ⓘ
Prince Naka no Ōe ⓘ
Soga no Emishi ⓘ
Soga no Iruka ⓘ
method court assassination ⓘ
palace coup ⓘ
namedAfter Isshi era name ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between powerful clans and imperial authority ⓘ
politicalNature elite intra-court conflict ⓘ
powerShift from Soga clan to imperial house and allied clans ⓘ
predecessor rise of Soga clan power in 6th–7th century Japan ⓘ
recordedIn Japanese historical chronicles ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
region Yamato polity ⓘ
relatedTo Nakatomi clan ⓘ
Soga clan ⓘ
Taika Reforms ⓘ
imperial succession in Japan ⓘ
resultedIn confiscation of Soga clan property ⓘ
reorganization of court offices ⓘ
strengthening of ritsuryō-style state formation ⓘ
significance marked the end of Soga clan dominance at court ⓘ
paved the way for major political reforms in Japan ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Taika Reforms → followedEvent → Isshi Incident ⓘ
Fujiwara no Kamatari → participatedIn → Isshi Incident ⓘ
Soga clan → defeatedInEvent → Isshi Incident ⓘ