Kitsuzokuki

Also called Tsunenaga Kyoki, this is the diary of Yoshida (Fujiwara) Tsunenaga (1239-1309). The title comes from the diary of Tsunenaga's great-grandfather, Yoshida Tsunefusa, called Kikki. The original has been lost, and copies have been passed down intermittently from 1267 (Bun'ei 4) to 1302 (Kengen 1). Tsunenaga was highly trusted by both retired emperors Kameyama and Go-Uda, and was a key figure in the court government. He also handled various negotiations between the court and the bakufu. Kikki is a fundamental source for the political history of the late Kamakura period. It contains detailed articles on issues surrounding the alternation of the line of succession between the two emperors, prayers against a Mongol invasion, and defensive measures. Included in the Shiryo Taisei.

[Hiromi Tanaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

『経長卿記(つねながきょうき)』ともいう。吉田（藤原）経長（1239―1309）の日記。書名は経長の高祖父吉田経房(つねふさ)の日記『吉記(きっき)』にちなむ。原本は失われ、写本によって1267年（文永4）から1302年（乾元1）までの断続的な記事が伝えられる。経長は亀山(かめやま)、後宇多(ごうだ)両上皇の信任厚く、朝政の枢機に列し、また朝幕間の諸般の交渉にもあたっており、『吉続記』は鎌倉後期政治史の基本史料である。ことに両統迭立(てつりつ)をめぐる問題や、蒙古(もうこ)襲来に対する祈祷(きとう)、防御策などについて詳細な記事がある。『史料大成』所収。

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