Prince Yamashiro

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Yamashiro (right) with his father Prince Shotoku (center) and uncle Eguri (left).^[1]

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Soga-No-Irukas attack on Prince Yamashiro.

References

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↑ Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

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