, commonly abbreviated to ''Kaden'', is a Japanese biographical record of the
Fujiwara clan
The was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...
. Compiled by
Fujiwara no Nakamaro
, also known as , Brown, Delmer M. (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 274 was a Japanese aristocrat (''kuge''), courtier, and statesman. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Fujiwara no Nakamaro"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 207. He was chancellor ('' Daij ...
and
Enkei, it was completed between 760 and 766.
[Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten (1986:369)] It is two volumes in length.
Contents
The first volume, known formally as , was compiled by Fujiwara no Nakamaro. It records the biography of
Fujiwara no Kamatari
, also known as , was a Japanese politician and aristocrat who, together with Prince Naka no Ōe (later Emperor Tenji), carried out the Taika Reform. He was the founder of the Fujiwara clan, the most powerful aristocratic family in Japan durin ...
, the ancestor of the Fujiwara clan. This is followed by accounts of his children,
Jōe
is a garment worn in Japan by people attending religious ceremonies and activities, including Buddhist and Shinto related occasions. The is essentially a white , traditional hunting robes worn by nobles during the Heian period.
Though both Sh ...
and
Fuhito. However, only the Jōe passage survives.
The second volume, known formally as , was compiled by Enkei. It records the biography of
Fujiwara no Muchimaro.
The text is viewed as a valuable supplemental historical source as it contains a number of anecdotal incidents not found elsewhere in historical records.
Notes
References
*Bauer, Mikael (2020). ''The History of the Fujiwara House''. Kent, UK: Renaissance Books. pp. 39–40. .
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Old Japanese texts
8th-century history books
8th-century Japanese books
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