Ancient China · Legendary Ruler

Fuxi 羲

Xi

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fuxi was a Legendary Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 37

Events and relationships

Met the turn of the Five Agents
Political · Exemplar
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 37

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 37

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 1 passage

己卯，分遣大使宣勞四方，下璽書敕州郡曰：「夫四王革代，商、周所以應天，五勝相推，軒、羲所以當運。 On jimao day he sent great envoys to proclaim comfort to the four quarters, issuing sealed letters of instruction to the provinces and commanderies: "The four kings changed the age—Shang and Zhou thus answered Heaven; the Five Agents succeeded one another—Xuanyuan and Fuxi thus met their destined turn.