Honcho Tsugan - Japanese translation

A history book compiled by the shogunate in the early Edo period. A general history of Japan from the Age of the Gods to Emperor Goyozei. It is modeled on the name and writing style of the Chinese "Zizhi Tongjian." The main volume (originally called "Honcho Henenroku") was compiled by Hayashi Razan at the command of the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and consists of 40 volumes covering the reigns of Emperors Jinmu to Uda. The sequel was completed in 1670 (Kanbun 10) by Hayashi Gaho at the command of the fourth shogun, Ietsuna, and consists of 230 volumes covering the reigns of Emperors Daigo to Goyozei. There are also two volumes of the first part, three volumes of the first part, 30 volumes of summaries, and five volumes of appendices, for a total of 310 volumes. The building used for the compilation is the "Kokushikan" (National History Museum), and the diary is the "Kokushikan Nikki" (National History Museum Diary). It is a chronology of each emperor's reign, and records the facts as they are, with the hope of promoting good and punishing evil. It is inferior to the Dai Nihonshi in that it does not cite the sources of the articles, but it is a valuable historical work that contains many documented records that are now lost. The theory that this work contains a description of the ancestor of our imperial family as Taibo of Wu (Nenzan Kibun by Ando Tameaki) is a misrepresentation. Published by the Kokusho Kankokai in 18 volumes (1918-20).

[Michio Miyazaki]

"Honcho Tsukanko" by Hanami Sakumi (included in "Honjo Historiography: The History of Japanese Historical Studies, Volume 2", 1939, Tomiyama Publishing) " "Sakamoto Taro, "Japanese History Revision and Historiography" (1958, Shibundo) " "Ozawa Eiichi, "Research on the Thoughts of Early Modern Historical Studies" (1974, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)"

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江戸前期の幕府編修の歴史書。神代から後陽成(ごようぜい)天皇に至るまでの日本の通史。中国の『資治通鑑(しじつがん)』の名称と記述法に倣ったもの。正編（初名は『本朝編年録』）は林羅山(らざん)が3代将軍徳川家光(いえみつ)の命により編修、神武(じんむ)天皇から宇多(うだ)天皇までで40巻。続編は林鵞峰(がほう)が4代家綱(いえつな)の命により1670年（寛文10）に完成、醍醐(だいご)天皇から後陽成天皇に至るまでで230巻。ほかに首2巻、前編3巻、提要30巻、付録5巻、総計310巻。編修用の建物が「国史館」で、日記が『国史館日録』。天皇一代ごとの編年体で、事実をありのままに記述し勧善懲悪の効果を期待している。記事の出典を記さない点で『大日本史』に劣るが、今日失われている多数の文書記録を含んでいる貴重な史書。本書にわが皇室の始祖を呉(ご)の太伯とした記述があったとする説（安藤為章(ためあきら)『年山紀聞(ねんざんきぶん)』）は誤伝。国書刊行会本18冊（1918～20）。

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『花見朔巳著『本朝通鑑考』（『本邦史学史論叢　下巻』所収・1939・冨山房）』▽『坂本太郎著『日本の修史と史学』（1958・至文堂）』▽『小沢栄一著『近世史学思想史研究』（1974・吉川弘文館）』

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