# Nihon Shoki is completed (720)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/720-nihon-shoki-is-completed
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

The Nihon Shoki presented a chronological account of Japan’s rulers in literary Chinese. It incorporated myths alongside traditions and records of court events. Its early dates and extraordinary reign lengths must be treated critically rather than as established chronology.

Ruler at the time: [Empress Genshō](https://history-japan.com/rulers/empress-gensho)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Shoki)