Engishiki

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  • Date: 927
  • Japanese: 延喜式 (Engishiki)

The Engishiki[1] is a record of Imperial Court etiquette, protocols, and official duties, commissioned by Emperor Daigo in 905 and completed in 927.

References

  • Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.), Rethinking Japanese History, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2012), 253n14.
  1. lit. "rituals of the Engi era," that era being the period from 901 to 923, during which the work was commissioned.