Shinchō Kōki
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Shinchō Kōki (信長公記) is the chronicle of Oda Nobunaga, compiled in the early Edo period based on records kept by Ōta Gyūichi (太田牛一), a warrior who followed Nobunaga. Shinchō Kōki covers events from 1568, when Nobunaga entered Kyoto, until Nobunaga died in 1582.[1] The compiled chronicle consists of 16 volumes and is considered by historians to be "mostly factual"[2] and "reliable".[3] There are a number of manuscripts with different titles, such as Azuchiki (安土記) and Shinchōki (信長記).[4] The chronicle is not only often quoted on subjects related to Nobunaga, but on other subjects, too, such as the art of tea.[5]
Reflecting the popularity of Oda Nobunaga, versions of the chronicle re-written in modern Japanese have sold nearly ten thousand copies all together.[6]
Notes[]
- ^ 信長公記. Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Brownlee, John S. (1991). Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing: From Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712). Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-88920-997-9.
- ^ Sansom, George Bailey (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Stanford University Press. p. 423. ISBN 0-8047-0525-9.
- ^ Digitized versions are available on the Electronic Library of the Japanese National Diet Library.
- ^ An example search on Google Books.
- ^ "Azuma Kagami, Nihon Shoki and yet more historical documents translated into modern Japanese (吾妻鏡」に「日本書記」… 史書の現代語版、出版続々)" (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
References[]
- "Shinchō Kōki". History of Japan (CD-ROM version) 日本史事典(三訂版) (CD-ROM版) (3rd ed.). Ōbunsha.
- "Welcome to the world of the account of 'Shinchou Kouki'" (defunct; link via the Wayback Machine)
- Daimyo
- Warlords
- Oda clan
- Edo-period works
- 16th-century history books
- Edo-period history books