Jōkyūki - Jōkyūki

A military chronicle about the Jōkyū War. It was written in the mid-Kamakura period. The author is unknown. It is known as one of the "four battle chronicles" along with "Hōgen Monogatari," "Heiji Monogatari," and "Heike Monogatari." It is the most detailed description of the war and has great historical value. It is also characterized by its critical view of retired Emperor Gotoba and favorable view of Hojo Yoshitoki. The popular version is in two volumes, and begins with Emperor Gotoba's character and accession to the throne, and describes the cause and progress of the Jōkyū War, up until the end of the war when retired Emperor Tsuchimikado was exiled to Tosa. There are many variant versions, and the Jikoji version is older than the popular version, and shows a unique philosophy, such as starting from the order of Buddhism and royal law. The Maeda version was compiled in the late Kamakura period, and the "Jokyu Heianki" belongs to this lineage. The "Jokyu Gun Monogatari" is also a variant of the "Jokyuki" and was compiled in the early Edo period. A good published version is the "Jokyuki" annotated by Yasuaki Matsubayashi (Shinsen Nihon Koten Bunko).

[Masayoshi Kamiyokote]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

承久の乱について記した軍記物。鎌倉中期の成立。作者不詳。『保元(ほうげん)物語』『平治(へいじ)物語』『平家(へいけ)物語』とともに「四部之合戦書」とよばれた。乱に関するもっとも詳細な記述であり、史料的価値も高い。後鳥羽(ごとば)上皇に批判的、北条義時(ほうじょうよしとき)に好意的であるのも本書の特色である。流布本は2巻で、後鳥羽天皇の性向、即位から始めて、承久の乱の原因・経過を記し、乱後、土御門(つちみかど)上皇が土佐に流されるまでを述べている。異本も多く、なかでも慈光寺(じこうじ)本は流布本より古く、しかも仏法(ぶっぽう)・王法(おうぼう)の秩序から起筆するなど、独自の思想がみられる。前田家本は鎌倉後期の成立で、『承久兵乱記』はこの系統に属する。『承久軍(いくさ)物語』も『承久記』の一異本で、江戸前期の成立である。刊本では松林靖明校註(こうちゅう)『承久記』（新撰(しんせん)日本古典文庫）がよい。

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