Ancient China · Legendary Ancient Emperor

Emperor Ku 帝嚳

Di Ku

Dates uncertain

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Ku was a Legendary Ancient Emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 22

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia · 1 passage

上稱帝嚳，下道齊桓，中述湯武，以刺世事。 It invokes Emperor Ku in the remote past, speaks of Duke Huan of Qi in recent times, and recounts the deeds of Tang and Wu in between — all to cast light on the affairs of the present age.