Five Emperors
The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. The Records of the Grand Historian states that Shaohao did not acceded to the throne while Emperor Zhi’s ephemeral and uneventful rule disqualify him from the Five Emperors in all sources. Other sources name Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia Dynasty, as the last of the Five. Pretenders are italicized.
| (1) Yellow Emperor 黃帝 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Shaohao 少昊 | Changyi 昌意 | Xuanao 玄囂 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiaoji 蟜極 | (3) Zhuanxu 顓頊 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Ku 嚳 | Qiongchan 窮蟬 | Sb. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Zhi 挚 | (6) Emperor Yao 堯 | Houji 后稷 | Jingkang 敬康 | Sb. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danzhu 丹朱 | Juwang 句望 | Sb. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qiaoniu 橋牛 | Gun 鯀 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gusou 瞽叟 | (8) Yu 禹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ehuang 娥皇 | (7) Shun 舜 | Nuying 女英 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shangjun 商均 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Read more about this topic: Family Tree Of Ancient Chinese Emperors
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