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Engishiki (延喜式?) is a 927 AD Japanese book of laws and regulations.
History
In 905 Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of a new set of laws. Fujiwara no Tokihira began the task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927. After a number of revisions it was officially implemented in 967.
Contents
The text is 50 volumes in lengths and is organized by department:
- volumes 1-10: Department of Worship
- volumes 11-40: Department of State and Eight Ministries
- volumes 41-49: other departments
- volume 50: miscellaneous laws
References
- Kubota, Jun (2007) (in Japanese). Iwanami Nihon Koten Bungaku Jiten. Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 978-4-00-080310-6.
- Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten Henshū Iinkai (1986) (in Japanese). Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten. Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-00-080067-1.
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