Ruijū Kokushi (類聚国史) is a historical text that categorizes and chronologizes the events listed in the Six National Histories.
However, much of it was lost during the Ōnin War in the late 15th century.
[1] The text categories and subcategories the historical accounts given in the Six National Histories, listing each of which in chronological order..[2] There are a total of eighteen categories, with another five lost in the missing volumes.
While the final national history, Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, was completed in 901, nine years later, Michizane was one of the contributing editors and was thus able to incorporate early content.
[1] The editorial policy was to be true to the original sources without modifying or adding to the content.