Ancient China · Ruler

Qi

Dates uncertain

Passages
10
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Qi as a ruler. This record brings together 10 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Qi Qi
Title Emperor Qi 帝啟 Di Qi
Title Emperor Qi of Xia 夏后帝啟 Xia hou Di Qi
Personal name Qi Qi

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

Family

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  • Child of Yu (禹)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Taikang (太康)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Lady of Tushan (涂山氏之女)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 62Volume 62: Book of Wu 17: Biographies of Shi Yi and Hu Zong · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 2Annals of Xia · 9 passages