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Rikkokushi (六国史) (also spelled Rokkokushi)[1] is a general term for Japan's six national histories chronicling the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to AD 887.[2] The six histories were written at the imperial court during the eighth and ninth centuries, under order of the Emperors.[3] The basic sources were the court records kept by the Ministry of Central Imperial Affairs, and the biographies of meritorious officials composed in the Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs.[4]

The collection consists of the following texts:

The national histories were discontinued after the Sandai Jitsuroku; they were followed by the four Mirror books (starting with Ōkagami).

See also

  • Ruijū Kokushi, a categorized and chronological history text of the Six National Histories

Notes

  1. ^ "The Spiritual Sanctuary celebrates the Shinto Faith".
  2. ^ Kōdansha (1983)
  3. ^ Sakamoto (1991)
  4. ^ Kōdansha (1983)

References

  • Kōdansha, ed. (1983). Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Kōdansha.
  • Sakamoto, Tarō (1991). The Six National Histories of Japan. UBC Press, University of Tokyo Press. ISBN 0-7748-0379-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

Template:Ja icon日本古代史料本文データ Downloadable lzh compressed file of text of Rikkokushi.