is an
official history An official history is a work of history which is sponsored, authorised or endorsed by its subject. The term is most commonly used for histories which are produced for a government. The term also applies to commissions from non-state bodies includin ...
of the
Ryūkyū Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English language, English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' wa ...
compiled between 1743 and 1745 by a group of scholar-officials led by . Written in
kanbun
A is a form of Classical Chinese used in Japan from the Nara period to the mid-20th century. Much of Japanese literature was written in this style and it was the general writing style for official and intellectual works throughout the period. A ...
, and numbering twenty-two scrolls, a supplementary volume in three scrolls documents relations with
Satsuma Satsuma may refer to:
* Satsuma (fruit), a citrus fruit
* ''Satsuma'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails
Places Japan
* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town
* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Satsuma Domain, a sou ...
, while a separate volume known as is a compendium of one hundred and forty-two legends and folktales formerly transmitted
orally. Later records continued to be added to the chronicle until 1876. The name, like for Nagasaki and for Satsuma, is likely a poetic invocation of "Ryūkyū".
See also
*
List of Cultural Properties of Japan - writings (Okinawa)
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the categories of and for the Prefecture of Okinawa.
National Cultural Properties
Classical texts
As of 1 August 2020, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, be ...
References
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Japanese chronicles
Ryukyu Kingdom
Edo-period history books