Overview
The translated histories identify Taikang as a ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Taikang | 太康 | Taikang |
| Title | Emperor Taikang | 帝太康 | Di Taikang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:002:s0228
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s289
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: naturalExplicit · shiji:002:s0230
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquity
Family
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- Child of Qi (啟)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Sibling of Zhongkang (中康)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother
- Kinship Role: brothers · Count: 5Explicit · shiji:002:s0229
Career and standing
- Title: Emperor Taikang / 帝太康Explicit · shiji:002:s0228
Places and affiliations
- Label: Xia / 夏 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:002:s0228
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: ruler · Action: lost-the-stateExplicit · shiji:002:s0229
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · shiji:002:s0002
References in the histories
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