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Compilation of the Kojiki Completed
In 712 CE, Yasumaro no Hito, by order of Empress Genmei and based on Hieda no Are's oral recitations, compiled the three-volume Kojiki, recording Jap…
Timeline
- 712Heijō-kyō · JapanYasumaro no Hito, by order of Empress Genmei, wrote the three volumes of the Kojiki based on the oral traditions recited by Hieda no Are, using Chinese characters and man'yōgana to record myths and historical facts from the age of the gods to the reign of Empress Suiko.
Sources
- 古事记 — 太安万侣 (712)
- Kojiki — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kojiki