History of the nation - Soukokushi

This is a clan history of the Tsu Domain (Todo clan) in Ise Province (Mie Prefecture). It was written by Todo Takafumi (1720-84) and edited by Takaka. Takafumi was a descendant of Takakiyo, the younger brother of Takatora, the first Todo lord, and was a chief retainer of the domain, and Takaka was his nephew. It contains a preface written in 1748 (Kan'en 1). It is said to have originally consisted of 70 volumes, but only 32 volumes remain. It contains biographies of the first three domain lords and senior vassals, laws, agricultural policies, city administration, military systems, etc., written in classical Chinese, but it also quotes a large number of historical documents from the time in their original texts, and is highly regarded as a source of political and economic history in the early modern period. One published version is "Soukokushi" (1941, Ueno Town Education Association).

[Akira Takagi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

伊勢(いせ)国（三重県）津藩（藤堂(とうどう)氏）の藩史。藤堂高文(たかふみ)（1720―84）撰(せん)、同高芬(たかか)校訂。高文は藤堂家初代高虎(たかとら)の弟高清(たかきよ)の子孫で同藩の家老、高芬はその甥(おい)である。1748年（寛延1）の自序がある。もと70巻と伝えられるが、現存はその一部32冊。3代目までの藩主と重臣の伝記、法令、農政、市政、兵制などを漢文体で記すが、当時の史料を大量に原文のまま引用しており、近世初期の政治・経済史の史料として高く評価されている。刊本として『宗国史』（1941・上野町教育会）がある。

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