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Emperor Ku帝喾
One of the Five Emperors.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 4
- RELATION RECORDS
- 4
- SOURCE WORKS
- 10
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Emperor Ku, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
4 figures · 4 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
the Yellow Emperor—Emperor Kugreat-grandfather
Emperor Ku—Emperor Yaobirth
Emperor Ku—Emperor Zhibirth
Ji Ji—Emperor Kufather
4 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
In history · Records of the Grand Historian · History of Song · Old Book of Tang
Ancestor of the Zhou dynasty, succeeded Zhuanxu, associated with the virtue of wood. Great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, able to order the three celestial bodies. Had Zhurong as a descendant.
In fiction · Book of the Later Han · Discourses of the States · Classic of Mountains and Seas · Researches into Lost Records · New Book of Tang · Songs of Chu · Book of Han
One of the Five Emperors. Buried at Yue Mountain; buried at the north side of Di Mountain.
Across source works
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- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Songs of Chu
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history2 profile notes
Discourses of the States
1 relations1 verified quotations- the Yellow Emperor→ great-grandfather →Emperor Ku
Verified original text · 1
帝喾，黄帝之曾孙
great-grandfather · Discourses of the States, 鲁语上
- Official history4 profile notes
Book of Han
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history3 profile notes
Book of the Later Han
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history4 profile notes
Old Book of Tang
0 relations0 verified quotations - Literature / legend2 profile notes
Classic of Mountains and Seas
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history5 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
4 relations4 verified quotations- the Yellow Emperor→ great-grandfather →Emperor Ku
- Emperor Ku→ birth →Emperor Yao
- Emperor Ku→ birth →Emperor Zhi
- Ji Ji→ father →Emperor Ku
Verified original text · 4
黄帝之曾孙也
great-grandfather · Records of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪
娶陈锋氏女，生放勋
birth · Records of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪
2 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Researches into Lost Records
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history2 profile notes
History of Song
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history1 profile notes
New Book of Tang
0 relations0 verified quotations
History vs. fiction
The official histories regard him as a sage king and emperor; the novel embellishes with the myth of Panhu transforming into a dog.
The Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of the Five Emperors, records him as a sage ruler: 'Gaoxin was born with divine spirit, and spoke his own name. He universally bestowed benefits, not seeking them for himself.' But the novel adds the bizarre myth of transformation into a dog. In Search of the Supernatural, Volume 14, records: 'In the time of Gaoxin, there was an old woman who lived in the royal palace and suffered from an ear ailment. After some time, a doctor treated it and extracted a worm as large as a cocoon. The woman left, and placed it in a gourd, covering it with a plate. Soon the worm transformed into a dog with five-colored markings, hence named Panhu, and they raised it.' This is the novel's grafting.
Relationship network
- great-grandfather← the Yellow Emperor → Emperor Kuhist × litRecords of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪Discourses of the States, 鲁语上
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娶陈锋氏女，生放勋
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