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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yellow Emperor | 黃帝 | Huangdi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:002:s0002
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:002:s0002
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
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · shiji:002:s0002
References in the histories
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