(ob. 649) was a member of the

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 ...

and first holder of the office of

udaijin was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central adminis ...

(Minister of the Right). He was the son of Soga no Kuramaro and grandson of

Soga no Umako was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Umako conducted political reforms with Prince Shōtoku during the rules of Emperor Bidatsu and Empress Suiko and established the Soga clan's stronghold in the govern ...

; his daughter was married to Prince Naka-no-Ōe. After the fall of

Soga no Iruka 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, Japa ...

, he was the most senior member of the family. As chronicled in the '' Nihon Shoki'', he was accused of treason and strangled himself at Yamada-dera in 649; his wife and seven of his children also committed suicide; other relatives were captured and executed. The discovery of exonerating documents led to a posthumous pardon and the posting of his slanderer to

Tsukushi Province was an ancient province of Japan, in the area of Chikuzen and Chikugo provinces. This province was located within Fukuoka Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Chikuzen''" in , "''Chikugo''" at . It was sometimes called . Notes ...

. His death brought the political ascendancy of the Soga clan to an end.

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649 deaths Soga clan People of Asuka-period Japan Year of birth unknown {{japan-bio-stub