WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Nihongi was finished in 720 AD under the editorial supervision of Prince Toneri and with the assistance of Yasumaro no O. Dating from the 8th century and earlier, the Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan) is the first official Japanese history book, edited by Imperial Prince Toneri and others and completed in the fourth year of the Yōrō era (720). The 30 volumes cover the period from the mythological age to the time of the Empress Jitō (end of the seventh century).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nihon Shoki (’Chronicle of Japan’ and also known as the Nihongi) is an official history of Japan which was written by a committee of court scholars in 720 CE. It is a compilation of myths and legends concerning the Shinto gods and episodes from the reigns of the early emperors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kojiki is the oldest surviving historical record in Japan. It covers Japanese history from its origins to the early 7th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan written by Ō no Yasumaro (a Japanese nobleman, bureaucrat, and chronicler), on the request from the Empress Gemmei.