Ancient China · Ruler

Emperor Ku 帝嚳

Di Ku

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Ku was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 113

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Mother of Yao (堯之母)
secondary consort 庶妃 · Concubinage
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 113
Parent of Yao (堯)
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 187, passage 113

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 113

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 187Volume 187 Biographies 74: Wugusunliangzhen, Jia Lu, Lu Luceng, Gong Shitai, Zhou Boqi, Wu Dang · 1 passage

魯曾曰：「堯之母為帝嚳庶妃，堯立為帝，未聞冊以為后而配嚳。 Luceng replied: "Yao's mother was a secondary consort of Emperor Ku. When Yao became emperor, no one ever heard of her being enregistered as empress to share sacrifice with Ku.