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Zhuanxu 顓頊
Emperor Zhuanxu. Rubbing of mural bas-relief from the Wu Liang shrines, Han Dynasty.
Predecessor
Shaohao
Successor
Ku
Issue
Qiongchan
Father
Changyi
Mother
Changpu
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Zhuanxu (Chinese: trad. 顓頊, simp. 颛顼, pinyin Zhuānxū), also known as Gaoyang (t 高陽, s 高阳, p Gāoyáng), was a mythological emperor of ancient China.
In the traditional account recorded by Sima Qian, Zhuanxu was a grandson of the Yellow Emperor.[1]
Zhuanxu (Chinese: trad. 顓頊, simp. 颛顼, pinyin Zhuānxū), also known as Gaoyang (t 高陽, s 高阳, p Gāoyáng), was a mythological emperor of ancient China. In the...
with the latter the father of Zhuanxu. Zhuanxu's uncles and his father, the sons of Yellow Emperor, were bypassed and Zhuanxu was selected as heir. Fan Lizhu...
xinchou day of the 10th month of the 1st year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 14 Nov 250 BCE on the proleptic Julian...
line of Shaohao (as opposed to the line through Changyi, which led to Zhuanxu). He was the son of Jiaoji (蟜極/蟜极), and thus grandson to Shaohao, and great-grandson...
following appear in different groupings of the Five Emperors: Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Shaohao, Taihao (太昊), and the Yan...
son of Gaoyang (also known as Zhuanxu), a sky god. (Again, the more historicised versions of the mythology portray Zhuanxu as a historical person; in this...
developed, and can be translated into English as Huangdi, Yin, Zhou, Xia, Zhuanxu, and Lu. There are various Chinese terms for calendar variations including:...
) was the second son of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the father of Zhuanxu. According to the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, the Yellow...
by his nephew Zhuanxu, the son of his brother Changyi. However, the Shiji did not list an emperor between the Yellow Emperor and Zhuanxu. Shaohao is mentioned...
cycle and political) Successor Heidi (Wuxing cycle, also political with Zhuanxu) Planet Venus Personal information Children Taibai Jinxing Huayue Sanniang...
Qi are both described as being carried by two dragons, as are Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Yuqiang, and Roshou in various other texts. According to the Huainanzi...
Director for Metal; and Xiu and Xi the Xuanming, or Director for Water.[...] Zhuanxu had a son named Li, who was the Zhurong, or Director for Fire. Gonggong...
after his coronation, on the xinchou day of the same month. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the dates correspond to 12 Nov and 14 Nov 250 BCE on the proleptic...
Xiaonanhai culture.[citation needed] Around 2000 BC, the legendary sage-kings Zhuanxu and Emperor Ku are said to have established their capitals in the area...
Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, Yu's father was Gun, grandfather was Zhuanxu, great-grandfather was Changyi, and great-great-grandfather was the Yellow...
that Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia dynasty, was the grandson of Zhuanxu, who was the grandson of the Yellow Emperor. But there are also other records...
Chinese" traditions concerning imperial rule. Yellow Emperor Yan Emperor Zhuanxu Emperor Ku Emperor Yao Emperor Shun Qin Shihuang Emperor Gaozu of Han (256...
the bingwu day of the 5th month of the 4th year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 6 Jul 247 BCE on the proleptic Julian...
the same day Chen Ping became Left Imperial Chancellor. In the modified Zhuanxu calendar used in this era, the 1st year of Emperor Wen's reign began on...
Jan to 3 Feb 257 BCE in the proleptic Julian calendar. In the modified Zhuanxu calendar used in this era, the 50th year of King Zhaoxiang's reign began...
promoted the idea that the Cao family was descended from Huangdi via Emperor Zhuanxu. During the Tang dynasty, non-Han rulers also claimed descent from the...
the Cao family descended from the Yellow Emperor through his grandson Zhuanxu. They were of the same lineage as Emperor Shun. Another account says that...
Shennong named Shu Qi attempted to rebel upon the death of the Emperor Zhuanxu. Gao Xin, the prince of Xin and descendant of the Yellow Emperor, defeated...