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Soga house believed found

A scroll depicts the burning of the Soga residence

Remains of residences and walls and burned soil found in Nara Prefecture have a good chance of being the residence of the Soga Family, a local ruling family of the seventh century, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara announced Nov. 13.

The son, Soga no Iruka, was the great power of the Asuka Period who even overshadowed the Imperial family. He was assassinated in the well-known coup d'etat of Taika no Kaishin (Taika Reform) in A.D. 645. Learning of his son's death, Soga no Emishi set fire to his residence and killed himself.

Remains were found at the base of Amakashi-no-Oka hill in Asukamura, which Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) indicates as the location of Soga's residence.

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