The Century of Japan

A history book written in the late Heian period. It consists of 20 volumes. It was written by Fujiwara Michinori. It is also called "Shikanki" or "Geki Nikki". In 1150 (Kyuan 6), Michinori received a personal order from Emperor Toba and began compiling the history of 15 emperors from Emperor Uda (reigned 889-897) to Emperor Horikawa (reigned 1086-1107) with the aim of succeeding the Rikkokushi (Six National Histories). However, this book, which is said to have 20 or 30 volumes, has been lost, and only unfinished drafts from 935 (Shohei 5) to 1153 (Nihei 3) remain intermittently. It is considered an important historical source of the late Heian period because it is based on Geki Nikki (an official diary of the Daijokan) or the private diary of Gekikan officials. Included in the "New Revised and Supplemented National History Series."

[Mikiya Hayashi]

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平安時代末期成立の歴史書。20巻。藤原通憲(みちのり)撰(せん)。『史官記』『外記(げき)日記』ともよばれる。通憲が鳥羽(とば)法皇の内命を受けて、1150年（久安6）に、六国史(りっこくし)を継ぐ目的で、宇多(うだ)天皇（在位889～897）から堀河(ほりかわ)天皇（在位1086～1107）まで15代の歴史の編纂(へんさん)を開始した。しかし、20巻または30巻といわれる本書は散逸して、未定稿の935年（承平5）から1153年（仁平3）までが断続的に現存する。外記日記（太政官(だいじょうかん)の公的日記）または外記官人の私日記を史料としているため、平安時代後期の重要史料とされる。『新訂増補国史大系』所収。

［林　幹彌］

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