1. Soga Tokimune was a Japanese samurai in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.
11 Facts About Soga Tokimune
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Soga Tokimune is a central character in noh and kabuki Sogamono plays, which are based on the revenge.
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The Soga Tokimune clan was founded by Soga Tokimune 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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The Soga Tokimune brothers had a difficult upbringing, and the elder brother Sukenari took over the Soga Tokimune family.
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The brothers then began a bloodbath and defeated ten samurai, which became known as jubankiri, and, according to Soga Tokimune Monogatari, cut so many that the number of victims is unknown.
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The next day, Soga Tokimune was called in for interrogating about the motives of the massacre.
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Soga Tokimune gave a detailed explanation about the revenge and its motives.
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The youngest brother of Soga Tokimune 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 Tokimune brothers remain at the Onio family cemetery.
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Soga Tokimune 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 Tokimune has been the subject of several ukiyo-e paintings.