Ancient China · Ruler

Huangdi 黃帝

Dates uncertain

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Huangdi as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Huangdi 黃帝 Huangdi
Title Yellow Emperor 黃帝

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Origins and identity

  • Label: common surname shared down to Shun and Yu / 同姓
    Explicit · shiji:001:s0273

Places and affiliations

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 1Annals of the Five Emperors · 4 passages