Emperor Sushun (崇峻天皇 Sushun Tennō) was the 32nd emperor of Japan (587-592), according to the traditional order of succession. He was the twelfth son of the Emperor Kimmei by Oane no Kimi, a daughter of Soga no Iname who was the chief of the Soga clan. His name at birth was Prince Hatsusebe (長谷部皇子 Hatsusebe no Miko). Events End of the Nan Liang Dynasty in China. ... Events After the great slaughter at Woddesbeorg, Ceawlin is deposed as both king of Wessex and Bretwalda. ... Emperor Kimmei (欽明天皇 Kinmei Tennō) (509-571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the first to whom contemporary historiography assigns clear dates. ... Soga no Iname (蘇我稲目, died 570). ... The Soga clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan. ...

He succeeded his half brother, Emperor Yōmei in 587 with the support of the Soga clan and Empress Suiko, his half sister and the widow of Emperor Bidatsu. The Mononobe clan allied with Prince Anahobe, another son of Kimmei, and attempted to have him installed as emperor, but failed. The head of the Soga clan, Soga no Umako, killed Mononobe no Moriya, the head of the Mononobe clan, which led to its decline. ... Events End of the Nan Liang Dynasty in China. ... Empress Suiko (推古天皇) (554-628) was the 33rd imperial ruler of Japan and the first woman to hold this position. ... Emperor Bidatsu (敏達天皇 Bidatsu Tennō) (538- September 14, 585) was the 30th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Mononobe clan (物部氏; mononobe-shi) was an old Japanese clan of Yamato period. ... The Soga clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan. ... Soga no Umako (蘇我馬子; 551? - 20 May 626), the son of Soga no Iname and the strongest member of Soga clan of Japan, conducted politicial reforms with Prince Shotoku during the rules of Emperors Bidatsu and Suiko, and established Soga clans stronghold in the governemt by having his daughter married... Mononobe no Moriya (物部守屋)(d. ...

He was assassinated in 592 after losing the support of the Soga clan. Events After the great slaughter at Woddesbeorg, Ceawlin is deposed as both king of Wessex and Bretwalda. ... The Soga clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan. ...