- Rikkokushi
The nihongo|Rikkokushi|六国史| are Japan's 6 national histories chronicling the seventh and eighth centuries.
The collection consists of the following texts:
*nihongo3|"The Chronicles of Japan"|日本書紀|"Nihonshoki " – 30 volumes covering the mythological period through697 . Completed byToneri Shinnō in720 .
*nihongo3|"The Continued Chronicles of Japan"|続日本紀|"Shoku Nihongi " – 40 volumes covering697 through791 . Completed byFujiwara no Tsugutada andSugano Mamichi in797 .
*nihongo3|"The Latter Chronicles of Japan"|日本後紀|"Nihon Kōki " – 40 volumes covering792 through833 . Completed byFujiwara no Fuyutsugu andFujiwara no Otsugu in840 .
*nihongo3|"The Continued Latter Chronicles of Japan"|続日本後紀|"Shoku Nihon Kōki " – 20 volumes covering833 through850 . Completed byFujiwara no Yoshifusa ,Fujiwara no Yoshimi ,Tomo no Yoshio , andHaruzumi no Yoshitada in869 .
*nihongo3|"The True Records of JapaneseEmperor Montoku "|日本文徳天皇実録|"Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku " – 10 volumes covering850 through858 . Completed byFujiwara no Mototsune andSugawara no Koreyoshi in879 .
*nihongo3|"The True Records of Three Generations"|日本三代実録|"Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku " – 50 volumes covering858 through887 . Completed byFujiwara no Tokihira andŌkura no Yoshiyuki in901 .The national histories were discontinued after the Sandai Jitsuroku; they were followed by the four Mirror books (starting with "Ōkagami ").External links
ja icon [http://kodaishi-db.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ 日本古代史料本文データ] Downloadable lzh compressed file of text of Rikkokushi.
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