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is an officially commissioned Japanese history
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
 text. Completed in 840, it is the third volume in the Six National Histories
Rikkokushi

The are Japan's six national histories chronicling the seventh and eighth centuries.The collection consists of the following texts:*Nihon Shoki ? 30 volumes covering the mythological period through 697....
. It covers the years 792-833.

Background
Following the earlier national history Shoku Nihongi
Shoku Nihongi

The is an imperially commissioned History of Japan text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the Rikkokushi, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki and followed by Nihon Koki....
 (797), in 819 Emperor Saga
Emperor Saga

Emperor Saga was the 52nd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 809 through 823....
 ordered the compilation of the years since then. Primarily edited by Fujiwara no Otsugu, Minamoto no Tokiwa, Fujiwara no Yoshino and Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

was the first of the great regents from the Fujiwara family. He was the second son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu and Fujiwara no Mitsuko.A skillful politician, he managed to set up his own grandson as the emperor Emperor Seiwa, with himself acting as regent and de facto ruler....
, the text was completed in 840.

Much of the text was lost during the Onin and Bunmei Wars
Onin War

The was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period in Japan. A dispute between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sozen escalated into a nationwide war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and a number of daimyo in many regions of Japan....
 in the late 15th century.






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is an officially commissioned Japanese history
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
 text. Completed in 840, it is the third volume in the Six National Histories
Rikkokushi

The are Japan's six national histories chronicling the seventh and eighth centuries.The collection consists of the following texts:*Nihon Shoki ? 30 volumes covering the mythological period through 697....
. It covers the years 792-833.

Background


Following the earlier national history Shoku Nihongi
Shoku Nihongi

The is an imperially commissioned History of Japan text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the Rikkokushi, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki and followed by Nihon Koki....
 (797), in 819 Emperor Saga
Emperor Saga

Emperor Saga was the 52nd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 809 through 823....
 ordered the compilation of the years since then. Primarily edited by Fujiwara no Otsugu, Minamoto no Tokiwa, Fujiwara no Yoshino and Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

was the first of the great regents from the Fujiwara family. He was the second son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu and Fujiwara no Mitsuko.A skillful politician, he managed to set up his own grandson as the emperor Emperor Seiwa, with himself acting as regent and de facto ruler....
, the text was completed in 840.

Much of the text was lost during the Onin and Bunmei Wars
Onin War

The was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period in Japan. A dispute between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sozen escalated into a nationwide war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and a number of daimyo in many regions of Japan....
 in the late 15th century. Of the original 40 volumes, only ten are currently extant: 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20-22, and 24.

Contents


Written in Kanbun
Kanbun

The Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation....
-style, the contents covered the years 792 through 833. It spans four imperial reigns: Kammu
Emperor Kammu

was the 50th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 781 through 806....
, Heizei
Emperor Heizei

Not to be confused with Emperor Heisei, the future posthumous name of the current reigning Emperor Akihito.Emperor Heizei was the 51st Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
, Saga
Emperor Saga

Emperor Saga was the 52nd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 809 through 823....
, Junna
Emperor Junna

Emperor Junna was the 53rd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was a son of Emperor Kammu. He reigned from 823 to 833....
. The text is characteristic in that it contains criticism of emperors and officials as well as poetry.

See also


  • Ruiju Kokushi
    Ruiju Kokushi

    is a historical text that categorizes and chronologizes the events listed in the Rikkokushi. It was compiled by Sugawara no Michizane and completed in 892....
    , a categorized and chronological history text of the Six National Histories; valuable resource in recreating the missing contents of the Nihon Koki


External links

  • Manuscript , Waseda University Library
    Waseda University Library

    The library of Waseda University is one of the largest in Japan, and is a unique collection. It was established in 1882, and currently holds some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials....