Rokudai Shōjiki (六代勝事記) was a Japanese history book written in the early Kamakura period, narrating events in chronological order.[1] The Rokudai, meaning six generations, refers to the six reigns of Emperors Takakura, Antoku, Go-Toba, Tsuchimikado, Juntoku, and Go-Horikawa.[2] The Rokudai was written between the fifth month of 1223 and the end of 1224, beginning with the 1156 Hōgen rebellion and ends with a description of the punishments meted out to those involved in the Jōkyū War.[3] Minamoto no Mitsuyuki was long considered to be the author; recently, historians have argued that Fujiwara no Tadataka, who was retired at the time the book was written, is a more likely candidate.
The book contends that Emperor Go-Toba lost the Jōkyū War because of his immorality, casting him as a villain, and that the event therefore does not necessarily challenge the authority of the emperor and his court. This viewpoint, which was convenient for both the imperial court and the newly formed Kamakura shogunate, had profound influence in later relations between the kuge aristocratic class and that of samurai.
See also edit
- Masukagami, which also narrates events in Kamakura period.
References edit
- ^ 尾崎, 勇 (2020-12-25). "『六代勝事記』の周辺と藤原定家". 熊本学園大学文学・言語学論集 (in Japanese). 27 (2): 108(332)–136(360).
- ^ 第２版, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,世界大百科事典. "六代勝事記とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hirota, Akiko (1989). Ex-Emperor Go-Toba: A study in personality, politics and poetry (PhD thesis). University of California Los Angeles.
External links edit
- 六代勝事記・五代帝王物語 (in Japanese). 2000. ISBN 978-4-8382-1026-8.
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