, commonly abbreviated as Kaden, is a Japanese biographical record of the Fujiwara clan. Compiled by Fujiwara no Nakamaro

Fujiwara no Nakamaro

, later also given the name of by Emperor Kōnin, was an aristocrat and poet of Nara period in Japan. His father was Fujiwara no Muchimaro, founder of Nanke lineage of Fujiwara clan....

 and Enkei, it was completed between 760 and 766. It is two volumes in length.

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The first volume, known formally as , was compiled by Fujiwara no Nakamaro. It records the biography of Fujiwara no Kamatari

Fujiwara no Kamatari

Fujiwara no Kamatari was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Asuka period.Kamatari was the founder of the Fujiwara clan in Japan. His birth clan was the Nakatomi. He was the son of Nakatomi no Mikeko, and his birth name was Nakatomi no Kamatari...

, the ancestor of the Fujiwara clan. This is followed by accounts of his children, Jōe and Fuhito

Fujiwara no Fuhito

Fujiwara no Fuhito was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods...

. However, only the Jōe passage survives.

The second volume, known formally as , was compiled by Enkei. It records the biography of Fujiwara no Muchimaro

Fujiwara no Muchimaro

was a Japanese politician of the Asuka and Nara periods. The eldest son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded Nanke , one of the principal kuge families led by the Fujiwara's. His mother was Soga no Shōsi, daughter of Soga no Murajiko...

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The text is viewed as a valuable supplemental historical source as it contains a number of anecdotal incidents not found elsewhere in historical records.

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