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Shoku nihongi

続日本記
alternative words: Shokunihongi, Shoku nihonki, Shokunihonki
keywords: book
related topics: Nara period , Nihonshoki
explanation: One of the 6 official Japanese history books (Rikkokushi). Completed in 797 by Sugano no Mamichi as chief editor, it covers the period following Nihon shoki (697-791 AD). Composed with 40 volumes, it is considered the most fundamental document of Nara period history.


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