Kyuyo - Kyuyo

A history book of the Ryukyu Kingdom compiled between 1743 and 1745 (Kanpo 3 and Enkyo 2). This book is made up of 22 main volumes and 4 supplementary volumes, while the outer volume is made up of 3 main volumes and 1 supplementary volume. Written entirely in Chinese, it is the representative official history of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The outer volume is particularly known as the "Iro Setsuden." It contains records of not only the deeds of the kings and national affairs, but also records of everything in the universe, and is a useful resource for research in many areas, including history, folklore, and folk tales. After the compilation was completed, articles were continued to be written, reaching as far as 1876 (Meiji 9). The work was carried out by the Shuri Royal Court's Genealogy Office, and historians who had studied in China were mobilized. Kyuyo is a complimentary name for the Ryukyu Kingdom, and is used in the same way that Nagasaki is called Kyo.

[Takara Kurayoshi]

"Kyuyo Research Group, ed. "Kyuyo" Original Text Edition/New Reading Edition (1974, Kadokawa Shoten)"

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1743～45年（寛保3～延享2）に編述された琉球(りゅうきゅう)の歴史書。本巻は正巻22、付巻4からなり、外巻は正巻3、付巻1からなる。全文漢文で記されており、琉球王国の正史(せいし)を代表するものである。外巻はとくに「遺老説伝」の名でよばれる。歴代国王の事蹟や国事のみでなく森羅万象に及ぶ記録が含まれており、歴史研究のほか、民俗、民話など多方面の研究資料となっている。編述終了後も記事が書き継がれ、1876年（明治9）に及んでいる。編述作業は首里王府の系図座が担当し、中国留学帰りの史官たちが動員された。球陽とは琉球の美称で、長崎を崎陽(きよう)と称するのと同じ用法である。

［高良倉吉］

『球陽研究会編『球陽』原文編・読み下し編（1974・角川書店）』

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