Yellow Emperor (黃帝)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yellow Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 16 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	Yellow Emperor	黃帝	Huangdi
Surname	Gongsun	公孫	Gongsun
Personal name	Xuanyuan	軒轅	Xuanyuan
Title	Yellow Emperor	黃帝	Huangdi

Identity

Historicity: Legendary
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:001:s0001

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Place: Bridge Mountain / 橋山
Explicit · shiji:001:s0031

Attested activity

Qualitative: legendary antiquity
Explicit · shiji:001:s0001, shiji:001:s0011, shiji:001:s0012, shiji:001:s0026, shiji:001:s0027, shiji:001:s0287, shiji:001:s0031, shiji:001:s0033

Family

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Ancestor of Zhuanxu (顓頊)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
Ancestor of Emperor Ku (帝嚳)
Kinship Term: great-grandson / 曾孫 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal
Parent of Xuanxiao (玄囂)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Subject Birth Order: 1
Parent of Changyi (昌意)
Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Subject Birth Order: 2
Spouse of Leizu (嫘祖)
Kinship Term: married / 娶 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
Child of Shaodian (少典)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Kinship Role: sons who received surnames · Count: 14
Explicit · shiji:001:s0027
Kinship Role: sons · Count: 25
Explicit · shiji:001:s0027

Career and standing

Title: Son of Heaven / 天子 · Replacing Person Id: Shennong (神農)
Explicit · shiji:001:s0012

Places and affiliations

Place: Xuanyuan Hill / 軒轅之丘 · Relation: resided-at
Explicit · shiji:001:s0287

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: captured-and-killed · Other Person Id: Chiyou (蚩尤) · Place: Zhuolu / 涿鹿
Explicit · shiji:001:s0011
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Flame Emperor (炎帝) · Place: Banquan / 阪泉
Explicit · shiji:001:s0008, shiji:001:s0009

Source notes

Historicity: legendary
Explicit · shiji:001:s0001
From: Xuanyuan / 軒轅 · To: Yellow Emperor / 黃帝 · Reason: earth virtue omen
Explicit · shiji:001:s0026, shiji:001:s0012