- Rokudai Shōjiki
was a
Japan ese history book written in the earlyKamakura period , narrating events at that time in the order they occurred. The "Rokudai", which literally means six generations, refers to Emperors Takakura, Antoku, Go-Toba, Tsuchimikado, Juntoku and Go-Horikawa. The fact that Go-Horikawa is referred to as "The Reigning Emperor" (今上天皇) suggests that the book was written shortly after theJōkyū War (1221). For a long time,Minamoto no Mitsuyuki had been considered as the author of the book. Recently, however, historians have argued thatFujiwara no Tadataka , who was retired at the time the book was written, is more likely the actual author.The book contends that
Emperor Go-Toba lost theJōkyū War because of hisimmorality , that he was basically a villain of the whole story, 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 formedKamakura shogunate , had profound influence in later relations between the people ofkuge and that ofsamurai .See also
Imakagami , which also narrates events inKamakura period .
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