Historical monument - Kijihi

Japanese: 紀事碑 - きじひ
Historical monument - Kijihi

…The period was the Later Han period, and monuments were erected in large numbers from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, except for the Wei and Western Jin periods, when erecting monuments was prohibited. There are gravestones and Shinto monuments that tell the achievements of the deceased, as well as chronicle monuments that record achievements, virtues, and the construction or renovation of temples, schools, etc. A stone that does not form a monument is called a kaku.…

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kijihi" monuments is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その時期は後漢時代で,立碑が禁止された魏と西晋時代を除き,南北朝から隋・唐にかけて盛んに立てられた。碑には故人の事績を伝える墓碑や神道碑のほか,功績や徳政その他寺廟や学校などの建立や重修のことを記した紀事碑などがある。碣は碑の形をなさない立石を指す。…

※「紀事碑」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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