Soga may refer to:
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Soga clan
The was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups Uji (clan), (''uji'') of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato period, Yamato polity—and played a major role in the spread of Buddhism. Through the 5th and 7th centur ...
, a Japanese clan of the
Yamato period
The is the period of Japanese history when the Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamato Province.
While conventionally assigned to the period 250–710, including both the Kofun period (–538) and the Asuka ...
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Soga clan (Sagami Province)
The Soga clan (Japanese: 曾我氏, ''Soga-shi'') was a samurai family from Sagami Province descending from the Taira clan. Best known for the Soga brothers and their participation in the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident of the early Kamaku ...
, a Japanese clan
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Soga people
The Soga (or Basoga) are a Bantu ethnic group native to the kingdom of Busoga in eastern Uganda.
History Early contact with European explorers
Busoga's written history began in 1862. On 28 July Royal Geographical Society explorer John Ha ...
, of the Busoga kingdom in present-day Uganda
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Machiko Soga
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. She also performed by the stage name Stella Soga.
Life and career
Early life and family
Machiko was born on March 18, 1938, in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She had a humble upbringing and was raised to ...
, Japanese voice actress
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Soga Tokimune
Soga Tokimune (Japanese: 曾我時致, 1174 - June 29, 1193) was a Japanese samurai in the early Kamakura period. He and his brother Soga Sukenari are known for being the perpetrators of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident. He is a central ...
, Japanese samurai
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Soga Sukenari
Soga Sukenari (Japanese: 曾我祐成, 1172 - June 28, 1193) was a Japanese samurai in the early Kamakura period. He and his brother Soga Tokimune are known for being the perpetrators of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident. He is a centra ...
, Japanese samurai
Places
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Soga (river) Soga may refer to:
People
* 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, Japan ...
, a tributary of the
Sogozha
The Sogozha (russian: Сого́жа) is a river in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia. It is long, with a drainage basin of .[Soga, Tanzania
Soga is a village and a ward in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is located in Kibaha District.
According to the 2012 census, the population of Soga is 4,713.
Transport
Soga is one of the stops on the Central Line railway from Dar es Salaam ...]
, a railway station in Tanzania
* Soga, an island in the
Bissagos Islands
The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós ( pt, Arquipélago dos Bijagós), are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Ge ...
off the coast of Guinea-Bissau
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Soga Station
is a junction railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) and the all-freight Keiyō ...
, a railway station in Japan
Other
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Soga language
Soga, or Lusoga, is a Bantu language spoken by the Soga people of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda. With over three million speakers, it is one of the major languages of Uganda, after English, Swahili, and Luganda. However, it is largely re ...
, a Bantu language spoken in Uganda and the native language of the Soga people
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Soga Monogatari
''Soga Monogatari'' () is a Japanese military chronicle-tale based on the vengeance incident, Revenge of Soga Brothers. The story is often known as ''The (illustrated) Tale of the Soga Brothers'' or ''The Revenge of the Soga Brothers''. It is ...
, a Japanese tale of the Soga brothers
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Sale of Goods Act
Sale of Goods Acts (with variations) regulate the sale of goods in several legal jurisdictions including Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the common law provinces of Canada.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been kn ...
(SOGA), legislation in the United Kingdom relating to the sale of goods
* Soga, a
percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...
See also
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Busoga, a traditional Bantu kingdom and one of five constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda
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Japanese-language surnames