Overview
The translated histories identify Yao 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yao | 堯 | Yao |
| Title | Emperor Yao | 帝堯 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:001:s0261
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Label: died when Shun was fifty-eight / 堯崩Explicit · shiji:001:s0261
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:001:s0261
Family
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- Parent of Dan Zhu (丹朱)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Origins and identity
- Label: same surname line from Huangdi / 同姓Explicit · shiji:001:s0273
Places and affiliations
- Label: Taotang / 陶唐 · Relation: ruled-asExplicit · shiji:001:s0274
Events and relationships
- Relation: predecessor-of · Person Id: Shun (舜)Explicit · shiji:001:s0261
References in the histories
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