Descendants
According to some traditions, Di Ku had four sons to four different wives; each of these four sons was ancestral founder of a Chinese dynasty, or inherited the empire. He is known in these sources as the father of Qi Ji (later known as Houji), Xie, Fanxuan (Yao), and Zhi. He is also said to have had two sons who became star gods, Ebo and Shichen. The first of Di Ku's sons to rule the kingdom was Zhi, who was the son of his fourth wife, Changyi. Another of his sons later became the Emperor Yao, this was Fanxuan, born to Qingdu. Di Ku's son Xie (Qi), born miraculously to Jiandi after she swallowed the egg of a black bird, became the predynastic founder of the ruling family of the Shang dynasty. Di Ku's son Qi Ji (Houji), born miraculously to Jiang Yuan after she stepped in the footprint of a god, became the predynastic founder of the lineage of the Zhou dynasty.
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