Chronology - Kinenron

Japanese: 紀年論 - きねんろん

Discussion on the dates in the Nihon Shoki and the Chinese zodiac sign of the year of the Emperor's death in the Kojiki. Questions about the dates in the Nihon Shoki were raised in the Edo period as well, but it was Naka Michiyo of the Meiji period who took an academic approach to the issue. The dates in the Jingo-ki and Ojin-ki are based on the same Chinese zodiac sign as the Baekje historical source Baekje-ki, which is cited in both chronicles, but there is a difference of 120 years, so Naka demonstrated that the dates in both chronicles were raised by 120 years (two Chinese zodiac signs) (Today, this manipulation of the dates by raising two Chinese zodiac signs is understood to have been done to equate Empress Jingu with Himiko).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

《日本書紀》の紀年および《古事記》の天皇崩年干支にかんする議論。《日本書紀》の紀年についての疑問は江戸時代にも提出されていたが，学問的手続をもってこれを論じたのは明治期の那珂通世（なかみちよ）である。神功紀，応神紀の紀年は両紀に引用された百済史料《百済記》と同じ干支ながら，120年の差があることから，両紀の紀年が120年(干支2運)くりあげられていることを那珂は論証した(今日，この干支2運くりあげの紀年操作は神功皇后を卑弥呼に擬定するためと理解されている)。

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