Shoku Nihongi

is an ancient history of Japan written in 797.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shoku Nihongi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 883.

This work is the second of the Rikkokushi ("Six National Histories").  It was written after the Nihon Shoki and before the Nihon Kōki.

Sugeno Mamichi was the main editor.

Shoku Nihongi is a primary historical source of information about Japan's Nara period.

The work covers the 95-year period from the beginning of Emperor Mommu's reign in 697 until the 10th year of Emperor Kammu's reign in 791.   The text is an account of nine imperial reigns.Bender, Ross.  "Performative Loci of Shoku Nihongi Edicts, 749-770" ; retrieved 2011-12-29.

 References 

Further reading
 Sakamoto, Tarō. (1991). The Six National Histories of Japan (tr. John S. Brownlee). Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.

 Other websites 
 Shoku Nihongi text  
 Shoku Nihongi  text  
 Waseda University Library, Shoku Nihongi manuscript 

Category:History of Japan
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