Nihonshoki

The Nihonshoki (日本書紀, '& #39;Nihonshoki''^?) or Nihongi ( 日本紀, & #39;'Nihongi''^?) is the second oldest book on the history of Japan.

Content

Describes from the period of the gods to the time of Empress Jitō in 697. There is an explanation that supposes that the original title was Nihongi. 30 volumes (exist) and 1 genealogy (does not exist) were completed in 720. The compilers are Prince Toneri (Toneri Shinnō), Ki no Kiyohito, Miyake no Fujimaro, Ō no Yasumaro, and others unknown.

Of course a myth is not a story, but it is important to mythology. The official myths of the Shoki are known to be less interesting than those of the Kojiki, Japan's other ancient historical book.

There are strong doubts about the existence of the first emperors mentioned in the Shoki. Historians today regard the eight generations from the second to the ninth in order of emperors as an invention by the compilers of the Shoki. The existence of the first Emperor Jinmu is under suspicion. Emperor Ōjin is considered the first truly historic monarch. The events and explanations of the Shoki are under much more doubt. Historians today do not question the articles from the year 673.