Summer, 6th month, 4th day. Neung-nu of Koryö, of the Former Division, and his people took their departure.
Autumn, 7th month. There were great floods.
This autumn the land-tax and commuted taxes were remitted.
Winter, 10th month, 26th day. Koryö sent the Minister Eul-syang[1] Öm-chhu and others to offer tribute.
The Chief Envoy, the Minister Eulsyang Öm-chhu, the Associate Envoy Tun, of the rank of Talsyang, Ya-kwang, Hyön-mu, of the Second Rank, and others.
This winter the rats of the capital migrated towards Afumi.
Over 2000 Pèkché people, men and women, were settled in the East country. Without distinction of black and white,[2] they were all maintained at Government expense for three years beginning with the year Midzunoto I.[3]
Chiyu, a Buddhist priest of the Yamato no Aya, presented to the Emperor a south-pointing chariot.[4]
A.D. 667. 6th Year, Spring, 2nd month, 27th day. The Empress Ame toyo-takara ikashi-hi tarashi-hime[5] and the Imperial Princess Hashibito[6] were buried together in the misasagi on the Hill of Wochi. On this day the Imperial granddaughter the Imperial Princess Ohota was buried in a tomb[7] in front of the misasagi.
Koryö, Pèkché and Silla all made mourning along the Imperial highway.[8]
The Prince Imperial addressed the Ministers, saying:—"In obedience to the commands of the Empress Dowager and the Empress, I have compassion on the myriad people, and therefore have not undertaken the work of constructing a stone sarcophagus.[9] I trust that this may be taken as a mirror and a lesson for all time."
3rd month, 19th day. The capital was removed to Afumi.
- ↑ An official rank.
- ↑ i.e. of priests and laymen.
- ↑ A.D. 663.
- ↑ A compass. See above, XXVI. 10.
- ↑ Saimei Tennō.
- ↑ Kōtoku Tennō's Consort.
- ↑ Several of the misasagi have just outside the moat circular mounds of much smaller size. These have a small moat and one or two rows of clay cylinders round them. The tomb in question is still pointed out and known as the Ishidzuka or stone mound.
- ↑ By which the Imperial funeral procession passed.
- ↑ This is the literal translation, and it is true that stone sarcophagi were used in burial. But I am disposed to think that the vault is intended. Not
