Gukanshō

is a Japanese historical and literary work about the history of the country. The work was written around 1220 by a Buddhist priest.  The author's name was Jien.Brownlee, John. (1991). Political thought in Japanese historical writing: from "Kojiki" (712) to "Tokushi Yoron" (1712). pp. 92-102.

In Gukanshō, Jien created a chronicle of the lives of the emperors. Jien wrote about political and military conflicts within the Imperial court.  He wrote about disputes with others outside the court.Brown, Delmer M. (1975). Gukanshō,  pp. 402-403.

 Contents 
The text is composed of three major sections:
 Volumes 1 and 2 consist of imperial chronicle beginning with Emperor Jimmu and concluding with Emperor Juntoku.
 Volumes 3 through 6 present a historical analysis.
 Volume 7 offers a summary.Brownlee, p. 96.

Related pages
 Kojiki, 712
 Nihon Shoki, 720 
 Jinnō Shōtōki, 1359 
 Nihon Ōdai Ichiran, 1652 
 Tokushi Yoron, 1712 
 Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo
 Historiography
 Philosophy of History

 Notes 

References
 Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979).  Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ;  OCLC 251325323
 Brownlee, John S.  (1991). Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing: From Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712). Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 
 Okami, Masao and Toshihide Akamatsu. (1967). Gukanshō. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten Publishing.  

Category:1220s in Japan
Category:13th-century books