* Ōomi ( Great Imperial chieftain ): Soga no Iname no Sukune, also known as Soga no Iname.

The first three were his nieces, daughters of his half brother Senka ; two others were sisters, daughters of the Omi Soga no Iname

** Imperial Prince Kura ( Prince Soga no Kura )

* Soga no Kitashi Hime, daughter of Soga no Iname ; fourth consort ; died before 612 ; 13 imperial children:

* Soga no Oane hime, daughter of Soga no Iname ; fifth consort ; 5 imperial children:

** Prince Oshisako no Hikohito no Oe, born about 556, married ( A ) Princess Ohomata ( Ohotomo ), his aunt, daughter of Emperor Kimmei and Soga no Kitashi-Hime, by whom he had a son and a daughter ;( B ) Princess Nukate-Hime ( his half sister ), by whom he had 3 sons ; ( C ) Princess Woharida ( his half sister ), by whom he had a son and a daughter:

* Princess Nukatabe, born 553, died 628 ; daughter of Emperor Kimmei and Soga no Kitashi hime ; imperial consort ; Empress 576 ,( Empress Suikō ) ; 7 imperial children:

The influential courtiers from Emperor Bidatsu's reign, Mononobe no Moriya, also known as Mononobe Yuge no Moriya no Muraji or as Ō-muraji Yuge no Moriya, and Soga no Umako no Sukune, both remained in their positions during the reign of Emperor Yōmei.

Shintoist, anti-Buddhist forces of Yuge no Moriya no Muraji ( also known as Ō-muraji Yuge no Moriya ) battled unsuccessfully against the pro-Buddhist forces of Prince Shōtoku and Soga Umako no Sukune.

It is said that one day, he saw a wild boar and proclaimed, " I want to kill Soga Umako like this wild boar.

" This angered Soga no Umako and, perhaps out of fear of being struck first, Umako had Sushun assassinated by in 592.

* Consort: Kahakami no Iratsume, a daughter of Soga no Umako

However, Sushun began to resent the power of Soga no Umako, the head of the Soga clan, and Umako, perhaps out of fear that Sushun might strike first, had him assassinated by in 592.

Although political power during Suiko's reign is widely viewed as having been wielded by Prince Shōtoku and Soga no Umako, Suiko was far from powerless.

* Soga no Umako defeats Mononobe no Moriya at the Battle of Shigisan.

Bunin: Soga no Hote-no-iratsume ( 蘇我法提郎女 ), daughter of Soga no Umako

About twenty years after the deaths of Shōtoku Taishi ( in 622 ), Soga no Umako ( in 626 ), and Empress Suiko ( in 628 ), court intrigues over succession led to a palace coup in 645 against the Soga clan's monopolized control of the government.

Soga no Umako built Hōkō-ji, the first temple in Japan, between 588 to 596.

* Soga clan ( 蘇我氏 )-descended from Emperor Kōgen, by the Minister Takeshi-uchi no Sukune ; famous for Soga no Umako.

* Mononobe no Moriya – From the Mononobe clan powerful in ancient times, he was part of the anti-Buddhist faction, and defeated by the allied forces of Soga no Umako and Prince Shōtoku.

Examples of Ōomi mentioned in the Nihon Shoki included Kazuraki no Tsubura ( 葛城円 ) during the reign of Emperor Richū, Heguri no Matori ( 平群馬鳥 ) during the reign of Emperors Yūryaku and Seinei, Kose no Ohito ( 許勢男人 ) during the reign of Emperor Keitai and the four generations of Sogas who dominated the title during the 6th and 7th centuries: Soga no Iname, Soga no Umako, Soga no Emishi and Soga no Iruka .</ br >

There have been six non-imperial families who have controlled Japanese emperors: the Soga ( 530s – 645 ), the Fujiwara ( 850s – 1070 ), the Taira ( for a relatively short period ), the Minamoto ( and Kamakura bakufu ) ( 1192 – 1333 ), the Ashikaga ( 1336 – 1565 ) and the Tokugawa ( 1603 – 1867 ).

With the introduction of a new religion to the court, a deep rift developed between the Mononobe clan, who supported the worship of Japan's traditional deities, and the Soga clan, who supported the adoption of Buddhism.

His mother was, a daughter of Soga no Iname, who was the chief, or Ō-omi, of the Soga clan.

There were disputes about who would ascend to power and support the imperial family between the Soga and Mononobe / Nakatomi Shinto families.

The Soga family eventually prevailed and supported Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku, who helped impress Buddhist faith into Japan.

The revolt was led by Prince Naka no Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari, who seized control of the court from the Soga family and introduced the Taika Reform.

Her husband, Charles Robert Jenkins, was a defector from the United States Army who fled to North Korea where he eventually met and married Soga.

In Brazil, Minato Gamo, the former coach of the U-20 national team, tries unsuccessfully to convince Soga, a Japanese player who plays in Vasco da Gama, to join the national team.

Hitomi Soga-Jenkins ( Japanese: 曽我ひとみ Soga Hitomi, born May 17, 1959 ) is a Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea together with her mother, Miyoshi Soga, from Sado Island, Japan, in 1978.

They slew Soga no Iruka who had a strong influence over Empress Kōgyoku ; thereafter, Iruka's father, Soga no Emishi, committed suicide.

While the smelting & smithing business began in Kyoto, by the late 17th century it was moved to Osaka, and Soga passed control of the company to his son Tomomochi who managed its transformation into a major trading house during the Edo period.

Those who were against Soga's dictatorship included the emperor's brother Karu, the emperor's son, Naka no Ōe-shinno, along with his friend Nakatomi no Kamatari, and his son-in-law Soga no Ishikawamaro ( Iruka's cousin ).

Prince Shotoku and the Soga family, who overcame a war against Mononobe family who had handled the Japanese ancient religion, elaborated a plan for national governance based on the legal codes system and Buddhism.

While cooperating with Soga family, Prince Shotoku, who was the regency of the Emperor Suiko, showed deep understanding in “ foreign ” Buddhism, and he was going to stabilize national politics with Buddhism.

Although the assassination did not go exactly as planned, Iruka was killed, and his father and predecessor, Soga no Emishi, committed suicide soon after.

* In Japan, Naka no Ōe no Ōji and Nakatomi no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka and his father, Soga no Emishi ( Isshi Incident ).

* 645: Soga no Iruka and his father Emishi are killed in the Isshi Incident.

Prince Hachiko arrived in Dewa province in 593 after fleeing the Soga clan upon the assassination of his father.

Fuji, an incident occurred in which two brothers of the Soga clan killed Kudo Suketsune, an enemy of their father.

He was the son of Soga no Koma and the father of Soga no Umako.

After the death of his father Soga no Umako, Emishi took over Ooomi, the Minister of state, from his father.

Shortly afterwards, Iruka's father Soga no Emishi killed himself by setting fire to his residence.

It was the desire of Soga that his children be educated in Scotland and before his death instructed his sons, " For your own sakes never appear ashamed that your father was a " Kaffir " and that you inherit some African blood.