Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku - The Chronicles of the Three Generations of Japan

Japanese: 日本三代実録 - にほんさんだいじつろく
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku - The Chronicles of the Three Generations of Japan

50 volumes. One of the Six National Histories. An imperially commissioned historical work following Montoku Jitsuroku. A chronological record covering 30 years of the reigns of the three emperors Seiwa (reigned 858-876), Yozei (reigned 876-884), and Koko (reigned 884-887). Compilation was started by Fujiwara no Tokihira, Sugawara no Michizane, and Okura no Yoshiyuki under the imperial command of Emperor Uda (reigned 887-897), but was halted for a time when Emperor Uda abdicated. However, it was revived under the imperial command of Emperor Daigo (reigned 897-930), who ascended to the throne, and was completed in 901 (Engi 1). Of the Six National Histories, this book is the largest in volume, with detailed descriptions, a more refined method of recording, greater accuracy, and many articles on politics and the legal system. The extant book is not a complete edition, and while not a single volume of the 50 volumes is missing, there are significant omissions in some volumes. However, the Kokushi Taikei edition supplements this with works such as Ruijukokushi, Nihonkiryaku, and Fuso Ryakuki.

[Mikiya Hayashi]

"Six National Histories" by Taro Sakamoto (1970, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

50巻。六国史(りっこくし)の一つ。『文徳(もんとく)実録』に続く勅撰(ちょくせん)の歴史書。清和(せいわ)(在位858~876)、陽成(ようぜい)(在位876~884)、光孝(こうこう)(在位884~887)三天皇の時代30年を収めた編年体の実録。宇多(うだ)天皇(在位887~897)の勅を奉じて、藤原時平(ときひら)、菅原道真(すがわらのみちざね)、大蔵善行らが編纂(へんさん)を開始したが、同天皇の譲位で一時停滞した。しかし、即位した醍醐(だいご)天皇(在位897~930)の勅で復活し、901年(延喜1)に完成した。六国史のなかでもっとも分量が多く、記述が詳細になり、記載法が整備され、正確性を増し、政治・法制に関する記事が多いのが本書の特色といえよう。現存の本書は完本ではなく、50巻のうち、一巻全部を欠くところはないが、巻によりかなりの脱漏がある。しかし、『国史大系』本は、これを『類従国史』『日本紀略』『扶桑(ふそう)略記』などによって補っている。

[林 幹彌]

『坂本太郎著『六国史』(1970・吉川弘文館)』

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