Nihon Shoki
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Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nihon Shoki canonical | 42 |
| Chronicles of Japan | 1 |
| 日本書紀 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T997127 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Nihon Shoki Context triple: [Emperor Jimmu, describedIn, Nihon Shoki]
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Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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B.
Ise Monogatari
Ise Monogatari is a classic Japanese uta monogatari (poem tale) that weaves together episodes of courtly romance and travel, traditionally associated with the poet Ariwara no Narihira.
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Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki was a prominent Japanese court poet, critic, and diarist of the early Heian period, best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and author of the Tosa Diary.
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E.
Kokin Wakashū
Kokin Wakashū is an early 10th-century imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry that became a foundational model for classical Japanese literature and poetic aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nihon Shoki Target entity description: Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
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A.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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B.
Ise Monogatari
Ise Monogatari is a classic Japanese uta monogatari (poem tale) that weaves together episodes of courtly romance and travel, traditionally associated with the poet Ariwara no Narihira.
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C.
Man'yōshū
Man'yōshū is Japan’s oldest and one of its most important anthologies of classical poetry, compiled in the 8th century and celebrated for its linguistic richness and diverse voices.
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D.
Ki no Tsurayuki
Ki no Tsurayuki was a prominent Japanese court poet, critic, and diarist of the early Heian period, best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū and author of the Tosa Diary.
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E.
Kokin Wakashū
Kokin Wakashū is an early 10th-century imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry that became a foundational model for classical Japanese literature and poetic aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century book
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Japanese classic text ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ national history ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Empress Genmei ⓘ |
| compiledInPeriod | Nara period ⓘ |
| compiler | Prince Toneri ⓘ |
| contains |
Shinto creation myths
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imperial genealogies ⓘ mythology of Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | reign of Empress Jitō ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | age of the gods ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key text for early Japanese myth and history
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one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 720 ⓘ |
| describes |
early Yamato state
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foundation myths of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Emperor Jimmu
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| editor | Ō no Yasumaro ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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mytho-historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Nihon Shoki
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chronicles of Japan
Nihon Shoki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
日本書紀
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| includes | Chinese-style annalistic format ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese historiography
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Shinto theology ⓘ imperial ideology in Japan ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mentions |
Baekje
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Silla ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Tang China
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| modeledOn | Chinese dynastic histories ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 30 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rikkokushi ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kojiki ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Japan ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Kojiki
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Shoku Nihongi ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence | legitimization of the imperial cult ⓘ |
| subject |
Japanese emperors
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diplomatic relations with Korea and China ⓘ political events ⓘ |
| usedAs |
official court history
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source for early Japanese history ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
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Referenced by (44)
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