Ancient China · Ruler

Yellow Emperor 黃帝

Huangdi

Dates uncertain

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Yellow Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yellow Emperor 黃帝 Huangdi

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Ancestor of Yu (禹)
    Kinship Term: great-great-grandfather / 玄孫之祖 · Generation Distance: 4 · Line: paternal
  • Parent of Changyi (昌意)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 2Annals of Xia · 2 passages