Rikkokushi
Rikkokushi (六国史), also romanized Rokkokushi, is a general term for Japan's six earliest national histories.[1] These six books chronicle the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to AD 887.
History[change | change source]
The six histories were written at the Imperial court during the eighth and ninth centuries. These works include[2]
- Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan, also called Nihongi), 720[3]
- Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicle of Japan, also called Shokki), 797[4]
- Nihon kōki (Later Chronicle of Japan), 840[5]
- Shoku Nihon kōki (Continued Later Chronicle of Japan), 869[6]
- Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (True Record of Emperor Montoku of Japan; also called Montoku jitsuroku), 879[7]
- Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (True Record of Three Generations [of Emperors] of Japan; also called Sandai jitsuroku), 901[8]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)."Rikkokushi," Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 789-790.
- ↑ de Bary, Wm. Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur, eds. (2002). Sources of Japanese Tradition: From Earliest Times to 1600. Columbia University Press. p. 240. ISBN 9780231518055.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Nihon shoki" at p. 710.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Shoku Nihongi" at p. 883.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Nihon kōki" at p. 709.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Shoku Nihon kōki" at pp. 883-884.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Montoku jitsuroku" at p. 658.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Sandai jitsuroku" at p. 816.
Further reading[change | change source]
- Sakamoto, Tarō. (1991). The Six National Histories of Japan (tr. John S. Brownlee). Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.
