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Isshi Incident

13 Jul 645 · 34.47° N, 135.82° E

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When
13 Jul 645
Kind
Coup
Coordinates
34.47° N, 135.82° E
Description
successful plot by Nakatomi no Kamatari, Prince Naka no Ōe and others who conspired to eliminate the main branch of the Soga clan

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 which the Taika Reform, a transformative event in Japanese Imperial history, occurred.

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