Shinra no Kiroku explained

or "Record of Shinra" is an early-Edo period Japanese domainal history. The chronicle is also known as or . It was compiled in 1643 by, the sixth son of Matsumae Yoshihiro, first daimyō of the . Its two scrolls recount the early history of the Matsumae clan and describe the extension of Wajin influence over Ezo and encounters with the Ainu. The history is named after Shinra Saburō, an alias of Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, from whom the Matsumae clan claimed descent. The original text from 1643 is preserved in private hands in Okushiri and is the earliest extended record of Hokkaidō.[1] [2] [3]

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  1. Book: ja:松前景広『新羅之記録』の史料的研究 . An Historical Study of Shinra no Kiroku by Matsumae Kagehiro . Japanese . Shindō Tōru . Shibunkaku Shuppan . 2009 . 978-4784214662.
  2. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/184140 . ja:新羅之記録 . Shinra no Kiroku . Japanese . . 13 November 2016.
  3. Web site: http://www.town.okushiri.lg.jp/hotnews/detail/00001032.html . ja:新羅之記録 . Shinra no Kiroku . Japanese . . 13 November 2016.