Nihon Shi Sōran (日本史総覧) is a multi-volume reference work on Japanese history that includes genealogical tables of the imperial family, warrior houses, Buddhist schools and many other groups.
Japanese names are given in Japanese order (family name first).
Overview
| Title | Nihon Shi Sōran (日本史総覧) |
|---|---|
| Editors | Imai Takashi (今井尭) and others |
| Published | Shinjinbutsu Ōraisha (新人物往来社), 1983–1986 |
| Index | None |
Contents by Volume
| Volume | Genealogical content |
|---|---|
| 1 (archaeology and antiquity 1) | The imperial family |
| 3 (medieval 2) | Buddhist schools, Jōdo Shinshū, warrior houses |
| 4 (early modern 1) | The royal line of the Ryukyu Kingdom |
| 5 (early modern 2) | Tokugawa shoguns, daimyo, wealthy merchants, schools of Noh and Kyōgen, kabuki actors, haikai and renga, schools of poetry, incense, flower arrangement and tea, go, shōgi, Shinto, national learning, Shingaku, Western learning, crafts and fine arts |
| Supplement (medieval 3 and early modern 3) | Imperial princes, court nobles, Confucian scholars, martial arts |
Notes for Researchers
The set has no index, so locate a family through the contents of each volume. Compare each line with other genealogies, temple records and family documents.
Related
See the list of Japanese genealogy collections for other major works.
