"Eight generations of Owing History" is a Japanese historical term that refers to the eight emperors from the second generation of Emperor Suijing to the ninth generation of Emperor Kaiwa. In the Japanese history books Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (collectively known as "Kiki"), although the names and genealogies of these emperors appear, there is no record of their deeds, and japanese scholars almost believe that there is almost no possibility of the existence of eight emperors who owe shi yashiro.
The eight emperors of the "Eight Dynasties of Debt"
Historical sources that precede the Ji Ji include the Imperial Chronicle and the Old Dictionary. However, these historical materials have been lost, and through research, it is probably known that the Imperial Chronicle records the name of the emperor, the genealogy, the names of the concubines and children, the place of the palace, the important deeds, the number of years of rule, and the place of the cemetery. The Old Dictionary records the stories of the mythological era, the historical deeds of the emperor and heroes, songs, place names, etc.
According to the "Chronicles" speculated that the mausoleum of the "Eight Dynasties of The History of The Treasury"
The eight emperors recorded in the "Records of the Eight Dynasties" now have only genealogical records in the Imperial Records, and there are no specific deeds about these eight in the Old Dictionary. So these eight are suspected to be fictional characters who have artificially created the history of the royal family to appear longer and longer.
The date of compilation of Japanese history books
The beginning of a serious discussion of the "Eight Dynasties of Underwhelming" may have been fictionalized after the end of World War II, and the study of imperial rule and state system in the Pre-War Chronicle was severely restricted, especially after the 1930s. Many scholars were arrested for questioning the authenticity of the Chronicle, and scholars have since reached a tacit agreement not to doubt the authenticity of the Chronicle.
Two japanese history books are collectively called the Chronicles
Because of Japan's defeat, restrictions on the study of the emperor's history began to be relaxed, and discussions about the "eight generations of owed history" became more frequent. Until the end of the 20th century, japanese academic circles almost decided that the history of the Yatsushiro was the history of the creation of later generations. The era of creation is believed to be the era of Emperor Tenmu at the end of the 7th century AD.
From the first generation of Emperor Shenmu to the thirteenth generation of Emperor Narimaki, without exception, all of them are in the form of fathers and sons. However, the succession of the emperor's brothers and brothers and uncles and nephews was very frequent. It is very difficult to say that the first to thirteenth generations like this are all fathers and sons.
In the Nihon Shoki, the title of the first Emperor Shinmu is "Emperor of the First Heavenly Lineage", and the alias of the 10th Emperor Ofshin is "Emperor Gomi-shogunate", and the Japanese pronunciation of both is "ハツクニシラススメラミコト" exactly the same. Moreover, it literally means "the emperor who originally ruled the country", but in fact, it is impossible to have two emperors of the original ruling country, so there is also the theory that the emperor of The Worship is the first emperor.
Yu ge comments
In addition to the "Eight Generations of Owing History", there is also the saying of "Owing History 13 Generations" until the 14th Emperor Nakamei. The main reasons that are now considered to be fictional are 1 lack of records of specific deeds, 2 unusually long lifespans, and 3 The title of the 10th-generation Emperor Ofshin was called "The Emperor who first ruled the country".
I think that early Japan did not have a unified dynasty, similar to the ancient Chinese tribal alliance elected an ally to rule, and there was no blood connection. The direct blood ancestors of the true modern emperor may begin with the twenty-sixth generation of successor emperors.
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