Overview
The translated histories identify Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan 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 Xuanyuan | 軒轅 | Xuanyuan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquity; genealogically invoked in an AD 306 steleExplicit event contextual date · weishu:028:s0010
Origins and identity
- Statement: claimed ancestor of the Wei · Provenance: Mode: stele-inscription · Source Work: Wei Cao’s steleExplicit · weishu:028:s0010
References in the histories
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