Kujiki
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sendai Kuji Hongi, Sendai Kujiki, Kuji Hongi
, or , is a historical Japanese text. It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the , the and the Kogo Shūi. Scholarship on the generally considers it to contain some genuine elements, specifically that Book 5 preserves traditions of the Mononobe and Owari clans, and that Book 10 preserves the earlier historical record the Kokuzō Hongi.
Book · Open Library
- Author
- Nobuyoshi Deguchi
- First published
- 1865
- Editions
- 2
- Subjects
- Japanese Mythology, History
via Open Library
Wikidata facts
Show 2 more facts
- inception
- 0900-00-00
- Commons category
- 先代旧事本紀
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Kokuzo Hongi
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
, or , is a historical Japanese text. It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the , the and the Kogo Shūi. Scholarship on the generally considers it to contain some genuine elements, specifically that Book 5 preserves traditions of the Mononobe and Owari clans, and that Book 10 preserves the earlier historical record the Kokuzō Hongi.
Ten volumes in length, it covers the history of ancient Japan through Empress Suiko, third daughter of Emperor Kinmei. The preface is supposedly written by Soga no Umako (+626). While it includes many quotes from (712) and (720), volumes five and ten contain unique materials. The overall composition is considered as having been compiled between 807 and 936.