Soga Sukenari was a Japanese samurai in the early Kamakura period.
11 Facts About Soga Sukenari
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Soga Sukenari is a central character in noh and kabuki Sogamono plays, which are based on the revenge.
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The Soga Sukenari clan was founded by Soga Sukenari Sukeie, an eighth generation descendant of Taira no Yoshifumi, and they descended from the Kanmu Heishi line of the Taira clan through the Chiba clan, making them direct descendants of the 8th century Emperor Kanmu.
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Ichimanmaru received the imina name Soga Sukenari, having Sukenobu bestow the kanji "suke" in his name upon him.
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The Soga brothers had a difficult upbringing, and, as the elder brother, Sukenari took over the Soga family.
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The brothers then began a bloodbath and defeated ten samurai, which became known as jubankiri, and, according to Soga Sukenari Monogatari, cut so many that the number of victims is unknown.
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Soga Sukenari is then said to have traveled around Japan holding memorial services before returning to Soga village for the first anniversary of the brothers' death.
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The youngest brother of Soga Sukenari was invited to Kamakura and joined the elder brothers in death by committing suicide by hanging.
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The graves dedicated to the Soga Sukenari brothers remain at the Onio family cemetery.
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Soga Sukenari appears in noh and kabuki in the Sogamono plays, which are based on the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident.
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Soga Sukenari has been the subject of several ukiyo-e paintings.