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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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