Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀) is an ancient history of Japan written in 797.[1]
This work is the second of the Rikkokushi ("Six National Histories"). It was written after the Nihon Shoki and before the Nihon Kōki.[1]
Sugeno Mamichi was the main editor.[1]
Shoku Nihongi is a primary historical source of information about Japan's Nara period.
The work covers the 95-year period from the beginning of Emperor Mommu's reign in 697 until the 10th year of Emperor Kammu's reign in 791.[1] The text is an account of nine imperial reigns.[2]