Overview
The translated histories identify Yellow Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage 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 | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán |
| Epithet | Yellow Emperor | 黃帝 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · weishu:028:s0227
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · weishu:028:s0227
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · weishu:028:s0227
- Statement: Named in stele opening as ancestral Yellow Emperor (軒轅) of Wei; Qian notes anachronistic Wei designationExplicit · weishu:028:s0227, weishu:028:s0228
References in the histories
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