Oninki - Record of the Onin Period

A war chronicle from the late Muromachi period. The popular edition is in three volumes and three books. Both the author and the year of its creation are unknown. It describes the course of the Onin War in the same vein as the Taiheiki, but has little literary value. The main part is divided into 30 sections starting with "The Days of Harmony Before the War," and begins with the mismanagement of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who was seen as the cause of the war, and ends with the death of Yamana Mochitoyo in 1473 (Bunmei 5). As it is a war chronicle, its historical value cannot be fully trusted. However, it is thought that the original was written based on records from the time of the war, and although some embellishments have been observed during the transcription process, it is generally considered to be more reliable than other war chronicles. The oldest manuscript is one with a colophon dated 1563 and is housed at the Ryumon Bunko Library, and old Kan'ei typeset copies remain in various locations. It is included in the War Section of the Gunsho Ruiju.

[Akira Imatani]

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室町時代後期の戦記物。流布本は3巻3冊。作者、成立年ともに不明。応仁の乱の経過を『太平記(たいへいき)』に倣って叙述したものであるが、文学的価値は低い。本編は「乱前御晴之事」以下30段に分かれ、乱の原因とみられた将軍足利義政(あしかがよしまさ)の失政から筆を進め、1473年（文明5）に山名持豊(やまなもちとよ)が死去する条(くだり)までを内容とする。戦記物だけに史料的価値は全面的には信用できない。しかし、原形は乱当時の記録をもとにして記されたと考えられ、幾度か転写の段階での潤色が認められるものの、他の戦記類に比すれば概して信憑(しんぴょう)性は高いと推定される。最古の写本は竜門文庫所蔵の永禄(えいろく)6年（1563）の奥書のあるもので、寛永(かんえい)古活字本は各地に残存している。『群書類従』合戦部に収録。

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