Birth
Di Ku's lineage is derived from descent from the legendary Huáng-dì (黃帝/黄帝), the Yellow Emperor, then through the line of Shăohào (少昊) (as opposed to the line through Changyi, which led to to Shun and Yu). He was the son of Jiăo Jí (蟜極/蟜极), and thus grandson to Shăohào, and great-grandson to Huáng-dì. According to speculative dates (calculated after 100 BC by Liu Xin) he is supposed to have ruled from c. 2436 BC to c. 2366 BC, though other dates are also mentioned.
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