Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711-2) and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei.
Yasumaro became clan head in 716, and died in 723..
It was finished the following year in 712. 707-721) charged Yasumaro with the duty of writing the Kojiki in 711 using the various clan chronicles and native myths.
Empress Genmei (r.
He is most famous for compiling and editing, with the assistance of Hieda no Are, the Kojiki, the oldest extant Japanese history.
O no Yasumaro (died August 15, 723) was a Japanese nobleman, bureaucrat, and chronicler.
Along with the Nihon Shoki, the myths contained in the Kojiki are part of the inspiration behind Shinto practices and myths.
The Kojiki is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami.
Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711-2) and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei
