noun
Shoku Nihongi
The second of the Six National Histories (六国史), covering Japanese history from 697 to 791 CE. A proper noun referring to this specific chronicle.
See also: 六国史
続日本紀は、奈良時代の重要な史料です。
The Shoku Nihongi is an important historical source for the Nara period.
六国史 is the collective term for all six classical Japanese history texts, while 続日本紀 is specifically the second of them.
The title 続日本紀 literally means 'Continued Chronicles of Japan', indicating it is a sequel to the earlier 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki).