Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Changyi 昌意

Dates uncertain

Passages
5
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Changyi as a royal family member. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Changyi 昌意 Changyi
Personal name Changyi 昌意 Changyi

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Child of Leizu (嫘祖)
    Kinship Term: bore / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Zhuanxu (顓頊)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological
  • Child of Yellow Emperor (黃帝)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Subject Birth Order: 2
  • Spouse of Changpu (昌仆)
    Kinship Term: married / 娶 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife

Places and affiliations

  • Place: Ruo River / 若水 · Relation: sent-to-dwell
    Explicit · shiji:001:s0029

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 1Annals of the Five Emperors · 5 passages