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Created page with "== Introduction == The '''Nihon Shoki''' (日本書紀), also known as the "Chronicles of Japan," is one of the most significant historical texts in Japanese literature. Compiled in 720 CE under the supervision of Prince Toneri and with the assistance of Ō no Yasumaro, the Nihon Shoki is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. It follows the ''Kojiki'' ("Records of Ancient Matters") and is part of the ''Rikkokushi'' (Six National Histories). The t..."