The Society of Historical Research

Office of the Society of Historical Research :
Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, 606-8501, Japan
Phone & Fax: +81-75-753-2787　e-mail: SHR@bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shirin is the academic journal published by the Society of Historical Research (SHR), and its broad focus covers a number of sub-disciplines of history, geography, and archaeology. The journal is issued in alternate months, and every issue consists of 160 pages on average. The contents of the Latest Issue as well as Back Numbers are viewable.

Every member of the SHR is eligible to contribute articles, research notes, and book reviews to Shirin. Submission of manuscripts by SHR members is welcomed. The editorial board of Shirin reviews submitted manuscripts, and determines which are to be accepted. Authors may be requested to make revisions by the board before his/her manuscript receives final approval.

Click here to see the Submission Guidelines (available only in Japanese).

Vol.108 No.3 May 2025

Articles:
MUNE Shutaro	Management of Large Movable Property in the Warring States and Qin-Han Periods with a Focus on the Act of Creating a Zhi 質 Certificate as Seen in Historical Sources from the Qin and Han Periods
SASAHARA Ken	The Ideal Ruler in the 15th Century Mamluk Sultanate: A Study of al-Taʾlīf al-Ṭāhir
Book Review:
FUKUMOTO Kenshi	NAKANO Tomoyo et al. (eds.), Catholicism in Everyday Life. Religion in Modern Europe
Miscellaneous