Historical tale

The rekishi monogatari (歴史物語, sometimes translated as "historical tale") is a category of Japanese literature. Although stylized and including legendary and fictional elements, Japanese readers before the nineteenth century traditionally accepted and read the rekishi monogatari, as well as the related gunki monogatari and earlier Six National Histories as literal and chronological historical accounts.

Notable historical tales include:

The four kagamimono:

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