Emperor Yōmei

Yōmei (c. 540–587), the 31st emperor of Japan, was a son of Emperor Kinmei by Soga no Kitashihime, daughter of Soga no Iname, and thus stood close to the Soga clan. He succeeded his half-brother Bidatsu in 585 amid the feud between the pro-Buddhist Soga and the anti-Buddhist Mononobe, but reigned less than two years, dying in 587.

By his consort Princess Anahobe no Hashihito he fathered Prince Shōtoku, who became the great regent under Empress Suiko and a patron of Buddhism.