Ruijukokushi - Ruijukokushi

A historical book compiled during the Heian period. It was compiled by Sugawara no Michizane in 892 (Kanpei 4) at the request of the emperor. It is a compilation of articles from the Five National Histories starting with the Nihon Shoki, divided into over ten parts covering topics such as gods, emperors, seasonal events, music, politics, and criminal law. As the text of the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, which was compiled and presented by Michizane after his editor Michizane was demoted, is included in the Ruiju Kokushi, it is said that it was later supplemented by several people. Not only is it useful for finding articles from the Six National Histories, it also fills in gaps in the Nihon Koki, making it an indispensable basic historical resource for the study of ancient history. Originally, it was a huge work consisting of 200 volumes of the history, two volumes of the catalogue, and three volumes of the imperial genealogy (Ninnaji Book Catalog), but it was lost after the Onin War, and today only 61 volumes remain. Traditionally, the edition edited by Sengoku Masakazu has been considered the best, but the "Kokushi Taikei" edition has collated various versions and is useful for learning about the differences and similarities between them.

[Kenichi Yano]

"Ruiju Kokushi, edited by Kuroita Katsumi and compiled by the National History Series Editing Committee, 5 volumes (1979, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)"

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平安時代に編纂(へんさん)された史書。892年（寛平4）菅原道真(すがわらのみちざね)が勅を奉じて編集。『日本書紀』以下の五国史の記事を、神祇(じんぎ)、帝王、歳時、音楽、政理、刑法など十数部に分けて編集したものである。撰者(せんじゃ)道真の左遷後に撰修奏上された『日本三代実録』の文が『類聚国史』に載せられていることから、のち何人かによる増補があったとも伝えられる。六国史(りっこくし)の記事の検出に便利であるのみならず、『日本後紀』の欠失を補うなど、古代史研究には欠かせない基本史料である。本来は本史200巻、目録2巻、帝王系図3巻からなる大部なものであった（仁和寺(にんなじ)書籍目録）が、応仁(おうにん)の乱以降散逸し、現在は61巻を残すのみである。従来、仙石政和(せんごくまさかず)校訂本が善本といわれてきたが、「国史大系」本は諸本を校合し、その異同を知るうえでも便利である。

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『黒板勝美校訂、国史大系編修会編『類聚国史』全5冊（1979、吉川弘文館）』

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