Nihon kōki

Nihon kōki (日本後紀) is an ancient history of Japan written in 843.[1]

This work is the third of the Rikkokushi ("Six National Histories").[1] It was written after the Nihon Shoki and the Shoku Nihongi.[2]

Fujiwara no Otsugu,[3] Fujiwara no Yoshino,[4] Fujiwara no Yoshifusa,[5] Minamoto no Tokiwa,[6] Asa no Katori[7] and Yamada no Furutsugu were the main editors.[1]

Nihon Kōki is a primary historical source of information about Japan's Nara period and Heian period.[1]

The work covers the 135-year period from the beginning of Emperor Mommu's reign in 697 until the 9th year of Emperor Juna's reign in 832.[1] The text is an account of twelve imperial reigns.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Nihon Kōki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 709.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Shoku Nihongi" at p. 883.
  3. ↑ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Otsugu" at p. 208.
  4. ↑ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Yoshino" at p. 212.
  5. ↑ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Yoshifusa" at p. 212.
  6. ↑ Nussbaum, "Minamoto no Tokiwa" at p. 634.
  7. ↑ Nussbaum, "Asa no Katori" at p. 51.

Further reading

  • Sakamoto, Tarō. (1991). The Six National Histories of Japan (tr. John S. Brownlee). Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.

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