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The text means "Japan" in Japanese. Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary regent of the Asuka period , and considered to be the first major sponsor of Buddhism in Japan. In 645, the Soga clan were overthrown in a coup launched by Prince Naka no Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari , the founder of the Fujiwara clan . [ 39 ]
The Nihon Shoki of 720, one of the earliest texts tracing the history of Japan. The earliest extant works aiming to present the History of Japan appeared in the 8th century CE. The Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720 looked to similar Chinese models, [1] at a time when Chinese culture had a great influence on Japan.
The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. (1999). 259 pp. excerpt and text search; Beasley, W. G. The Modern History of Japan (1963) Clement, Ernest Wilson. A Short History of Japan (1915), 190pp online edition; Cullen, L. M. A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds (2003)
Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a searchable online database of Japanese historical documents and English translations. It is part of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California at Berkeley .
This is a timeline of Japanese history, ... Introduction of Buddhism in Japan by Seong of Baekje. ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The second factor was the increasing popularity of Buddhism, which had been introduced to Japan in the mid-6th century and strongly promoted by Prince Shōtoku (574–622). [18] The Sangyō Gisho ("Annotated Commentaries on the Three Sutras"), traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, is the oldest extant Japanese text of any length. [19]
The Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀) is an imperially-commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the Six National Histories, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki and followed by Nihon Kōki.
Following the earlier national history Shoku Nihongi (797), in 819 Emperor Saga ordered the compilation of the years since then. Primarily edited by Fujiwara no Otsugu, Minamoto no Tokiwa, Fujiwara no Yoshino and Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, the text was completed in 840. Much of the text was lost during the Ōnin and Bunmei Wars in the late 15th ...