With the addition of a contextualized introduction, here is the first annotated translation of the eighth- century clan history T?shi Kaden or the History of the Fujiwara House. Hitherto, scholars have focused on the more famous eighth-century imperial histories Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, but other sources such as the History of the Fujiwara House provide a narrative that complements or deviates from the official histories. The book was written to provide students and researchers with additional material to reconsider the political and intellectual currents of seventh- and eighth-century Japan and, in addition, reveal further insight into the career and motivations of its controversial author, the courtier Fujiwara no Nakamaro.
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Fujiwara Family Line
- Introduction
- Part I: Fujiwara no Nakamaro
- The Nara period
- The Fujiwara
- Fujiwara no Nakamaro
- Early life
- Political career
- Gradual rise to prominence
- The Shoku Nihongi entry for the same date records
- The Rebellion
- Nakamaro’s religious policies
- Nakamaro and Tōshi Kaden
- Scholarship on Tōshi Kaden
- Part II: Narratives of the three extant chronicles
- The Chronicle of Kamatari
- The Chronicle of Jōe
- The Chronicle of Muchimaro
- Part III: Translations
- The Chronicle of Kamatari
- The Chronicle of Jōe
- The Chronicle of Muchimar
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover