Chuuyuuki

This is the diary of Fujiwara Munetada (1062-1141), a nobleman in the late Heian period. Its original title was Gurin. The diary is called Chuu-u-ki because Munetada, the writer, lived in the Nakamikado Tominokoji residence in Kyoto and was called Nakamikado Ufu after he was promoted to the position of Minister of the Right. He began writing on New Year's Day in 1087 (Otoku 4) at the age of 26, during the start of the Shirakawa Insei period, and continued to write for 52 years until he became a monk and received the ordination on February 29, 1138 (Hōen 4) during the Toba Insei period, at the age of 77. It is a vast and detailed record estimated to be over 200 volumes in its entirety, and several hundred volumes have been handed down to the present day, and is included in the seven volumes of the Augmented Historical Materials Collection (Rinsen Shoten). The writer, Munetada, was well-versed in court ceremonies and government affairs, and held various prominent positions such as benkan (official adviser) and nagon (councillor) before rising to the position of minister. As such, the contents of the diary are a model noble diary, providing detailed accounts of his official affairs to be of use to future generations. However, it also contains many first-class historical documents providing insight into the period, such as incidents during the Insei period, the activities of the Innocent and his close aides, warriors of the Genpei coalition, and monks from Nanto and Hokuriku, social conditions such as the Daidengaku festival and pilgrimages to Kumano, the reality of investigations by Kebiishi (police officers), the popularity of building temples and Buddha statues, and the private lives of aristocratic households.

[Yoshimi Toda]

"Chuu-u-ki" by Yoshimi Toda ("Japanese History Series Based on Diaries and Records: Ancient and Medieval Volume 5", 1979, with commentary)

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平安末期の公卿(くぎょう)藤原宗忠(むねただ)（1062―1141）の日記。原名は『愚林』。記主宗忠が京の中御門富小路(なかみかどとみのこうじ)邸に住み、右大臣に上って「中御門右府(うふ)」と称されたので、その日記を『中右記』とよぶ。白河(しらかわ)院政開始期の1087年（応徳4）正月元日、26歳のときから筆を起こし、鳥羽(とば)院政期の1138年（保延4）2月29日、77歳で出家受戒するまで、52年間にわたって書き継がれた。その全容は200巻を超えると推定される膨大・克明な記録で、現在まで百数十巻が伝来し、『増補史料大成』七冊（臨川(りんせん)書店）に収録されている。記主宗忠は朝儀・政務によく通じ、弁官・納言(なごん)などの顕職を歴任して大臣に至ったので、記事の内容は、その公事(くじ)の次第(しだい)を詳細に記して後世に資する模範的な公家(くげ)日記であるが、それとともに、院政時代の諸事件や、院と近臣、源平の武士、南都北嶺(ほくれい)の僧徒らの動き、大田楽、熊野詣(くまのもうで)などの世相、検非違使(けびいし)による検断の実態、造寺造仏の盛行や貴族の家の私生活のありさまなど、当時を知る第一級の史料を多く含んでいる。

［戸田芳実］

『戸田芳実著『中右記』（『日記・記録による日本歴史叢書　古代・中世編5』1979・そしえて）』

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