Emperor Tuiko, the original quota of Tabe, is the pearl of the palm of Emperor Qinmei. At the age of seventeen, she married her half-brother Emperor Minda and became his concubine. After five years of spring and autumn, she ascended to the throne of queen in 576 A.D., and had two sons and three daughters. In the fifth year of Emperor Wen of Sui, that is, in August 585 AD, Emperor Minda drove a crane to the west, and Emperor Ming and Emperor Chongjun ascended the throne one after another to take charge of the government. During this period, although Nutabe lived in the palace as the empress dowager, he always paid attention to the changes in the court and played a pivotal role behind the scenes.
Later, Su I Ma Zi killed Emperor Chongjun and established Emperor Suiko, and since then, Ota has been crowned a great treasure and become the first female emperor in Japanese history, that is, Emperor Suiko. Emperor Chongjun reigned for only five years, and because he was dissatisfied with the tyranny of his minister, Soga Mazi, the contradictions became increasingly intensified. In the twelfth year of the emperor's reign, that is, in November 592 AD, Su I Mazi learned that the emperor wanted to get rid of him quickly, so he preemptively ordered his subordinates to assassinate the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Emperor Chongjun was killed, he used the second son of Emperor Tomorrow and the eldest son of Nutabe, Takeda, for the throne, and the sword was tense, and the war was about to break out.
In order to prevent the country from falling into the abyss of chaos, Soga Mako intervened and proposed to support the Empress Dowager Nusatabe as emperor, which was unanimously agreed by both sides. As a result, Nutabe ascended the throne and became the first female emperor in the history of Japan, that is, Emperor Suiko, in December of that year. Emperor Suiko originally wanted to canonize Prince Takeda as the crown prince, but his fortune was shallow and he died shortly after ascending the throne. In desperation, Emperor Suiko had no choice but to appoint Prince Stedo as the prince and entrusted him with the important task of regent, which was Prince Shotoku.
After Prince Shotoku became regent, he strongly advocated reforms to weaken the power of the great aristocracy and strengthen the imperial power. Its reform measures are numerous, the core of which is to support Buddhism and build Buddhist temples, establish a new official system, that is, the 12-tier crown system, and formulate the "17-Article Constitution" in combination with the ideas of Confucianism, Dharma, and Buddhism in China to standardize the governance of the country.
At the same time, Prince Shotoku sent Ono Meiko as an envoy to Sui to present his credentials to Emperor Yang of Sui, claiming that "Emperor Dongtenji respects Emperor Baixi", with the intention of getting rid of his vassal status to China and seeking equal status. Those who came to China with Ono Girl, there are still international students, overseas monks, etc., which opens the door to learning Chinese culture in Japan.
Under the rule of Prince Shotoku, Japan gradually emerged from its closed and backward appearance, and its civilization level increased day by day, and the national power flourished, ushering in the first era of cultural prosperity in history, the "Asuka Period". However, Japan, which had seen a slight increase in national power, embarked on the road of external expansion, and in 600 and 602 AD, it sent troops to Silla twice, forcing it to cede six cities, thereby expanding the jurisdiction of the "Renna Nippon Prefecture", a colonial institution on the Korean Peninsula.
Emperor Suiko was a master of power and strategy, and although he placed the political affairs of the country under Prince Shotoku, he also reused his uncle Soga Mako to use a "balancing tactic" between the imperial family and the forces of his relatives, so that he could be loyal to each other while supervising and containing each other. During the reign of Emperor Suiko, although the power of the Soga clan reached its peak, once he made excessive demands, he was still sternly rejected by the female emperor.
In the seventh year of Tang Gaozu Wude, that is, in 624 AD, Su Ma Zi submitted a request to the imperial court, hoping to re-seal Gecheng County, which originally belonged to Su I's clan, to his family. After hearing about his uncle's request, Emperor Tuigu flatly refused: "Although my uncle is my closest relative, if he privately grants the land of the country to others, future generations will ridicule me as a fool, and my uncle will also be slandered by disloyalty, so I cannot obey my fate." ”
It is precisely because of Emperor Suiko's resoluteness and political skill that during the 36 years he became emperor, neither the imperial family nor his relatives dared to think about wrongdoing, so as to ensure the political stability of Japan and lay a solid foundation for the creation of a prosperous era. It can be said that without the stability of Emperor Shikoko, it would have been difficult for Prince Shotoku to carry out his reforms, and the time for Japan to shake off its backward and conservative appearance would have lagged behind. Therefore, to this day, Emperor Suiko is still praised by the Japanese people, and his influence is far-reaching.