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The is an imperially 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 797
797

Events...
, it is the second of 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....
, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki

The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history of Japan. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical record of ancient Japan....
 and followed by Nihon Koki
Nihon Koki

is an officially commissioned History of Japan text. Completed in 840, it is the third volume in the Rikkokushi. It covers the years 792-833....
. Fujiwara no Tsugutada
Fujiwara no Tsugutada

, the second son of Fujiwara no Toyonari, was a Kugyo of the end of Nara period and the beginning of Heian period who served as the Udaijin for Emperor Kammu....
 and Sugano no Mamicih served as the primary editors. It is one of the most important primary historical sources for information about Japan's Nara period
Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijo-kyo . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyo, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyo , or Kyoto, a decade lat...
.

The work covers the 95-year period from the beginning of Emperor Mommu
Emperor Mommu

Emperor Mommu was the 42nd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 697 through 707....
's reign in 697
697

Events...
 until the 10th year of Emperor 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....
's reign in 791
791

Events...
 spanning nine imperial reigns.






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The is an imperially 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 797
797

Events...
, it is the second of 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....
, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki

The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history of Japan. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical record of ancient Japan....
 and followed by Nihon Koki
Nihon Koki

is an officially commissioned History of Japan text. Completed in 840, it is the third volume in the Rikkokushi. It covers the years 792-833....
. Fujiwara no Tsugutada
Fujiwara no Tsugutada

, the second son of Fujiwara no Toyonari, was a Kugyo of the end of Nara period and the beginning of Heian period who served as the Udaijin for Emperor Kammu....
 and Sugano no Mamicih served as the primary editors. It is one of the most important primary historical sources for information about Japan's Nara period
Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijo-kyo . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyo, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyo , or Kyoto, a decade lat...
.

The work covers the 95-year period from the beginning of Emperor Mommu
Emperor Mommu

Emperor Mommu was the 42nd Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 697 through 707....
's reign in 697
697

Events...
 until the 10th year of Emperor 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....
's reign in 791
791

Events...
 spanning nine imperial reigns. It was completed in 797
797

Events...
 CE.

The text is forty volumes in length. It is entirely 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....
, a Japanese form of classical Chinese, as was normal for formal Japanese texts at the time.

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  • Manuscript , Waseda University
    Waseda University

    , often abbreviated to , is one of the top universities in Japan. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko , the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902....
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