Soga no Iname

Soga no Iname (c. 506–570) led the Soga clan and became the first verifiable Ōomi, or great minister, in 536, serving Emperor Kinmei. He strengthened his house by marrying two daughters, Kitashihime and Oanegimi, to Kinmei; their children included Emperor Yōmei, Emperor Sushun and Empress Suiko.

After Buddhism reached the Yamato court from Baekje in 552, he became its leading patron and built a temple, drawing the hostility of the Mononobe and Nakatomi clans. He died in 570, and his son Soga no Umako inherited his power.