Gongsun Xuanyuan - Revision history

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	'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the legendary progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji\|title=太史公書: 五帝本紀\|transtitle=Record of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=Sima Qian\|date=91 BCE\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>		'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the legendary progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji\|title=太史公書: 五帝本紀\|transtitle=Record of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=Sima Qian\|date=91 BCE\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">{{Wiki\|Mark Edward Lewis\|Lewis, Mark Edward}}. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>

	By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythical status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>		By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythical status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>

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	'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the legendary progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">~~Sima Qian~~. ~~(91 BCE). ''Records~~ of the Grand Historian~~''. "The~~ Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''~~. Accessed~~ 7 January 2024~~. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji~~</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>		'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the legendary progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji\|title=太史公書: 五帝本紀\|transtitle=Record of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=Sima Qian\|date=91 BCE\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>

	By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythical status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>		By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythical status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mdat}}

imported>Sol Pacificus at 05:39, 8 January 2024

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	'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the ~~mythical~~ progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">Sima Qian. (91 BCE). ''Records of the Grand Historian''. "The Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 7 January 2024. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>		'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the legendary progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">Sima Qian. (91 BCE). ''Records of the Grand Historian''. "The Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 7 January 2024. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>

	By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the ~~mythological~~ status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>		By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythical status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 05:37, 8 January 2024

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	'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better ~~known~~ known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the mythical progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">Sima Qian. (91 BCE). ''Records of the Grand Historian''. "The Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 7 January 2024. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>		'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the mythical progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">Sima Qian. (91 BCE). ''Records of the Grand Historian''. "The Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 7 January 2024. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>

	By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythological status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>		By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythological status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>

imported>Sol Pacificus: He was a tribal confederation chief, not an actual emperor.

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He was a tribal confederation chief, not an actual emperor.

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	'''~~Xuānyuán~~''' (軒轅) ~~also~~ known ~~by his regnal title~~ '''Yellow Emperor''' (黃帝), was ~~a semi-~~legendary ~~27th century BCE emperor~~ of [[~~China~~]], ~~said~~ to be the ~~very first~~ Emperor, ~~allegedly reigning from 2697 BCE until 2597 BCE~~, ~~during~~ the ~~time~~ of the {{~~Wiki~~\|~~Three Sovereigns and~~ Five Emperors}}.		'''Gongsun Xuanyuan''' (公孫軒轅), better known known as '''Huangdi''' (黃帝) or the '''Yellow Emperor''',<ref group="note" name="note1">The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. [[wikt:黃\|Huáng (黃)]] means 'yellow' while ''dì'' (帝) was the title held by the {{wiki\|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors\|legendary five forefathers}} of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. [[wikt:帝\|''Dì'' (帝)]] also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the {{wiki\|Shangdi\|supreme god}} (上帝) of the {{wiki\|Shang dynasty}} and other {{wiki\|Wufang Shangdi\|regional gods}}. [[Qin Shi Huang\|Qin Shi Huangdi]] later combined the two legendary divine titles [[wikt:皇\|''huáng'' (皇)]]—homophonic to but distinct from ''huáng'' (黃; 'yellow')—and ''dì'' (帝) together to form the new title ''huángdì'', i.e. Emperor. After this, ''dì'' (帝) became a short-hand for ''huangdi'' ('emperor'), so Gongsun Xuanyuan's popular name Huangdi is retrospectively translated as the Yellow Emperor, but his position was not the same as the later role of the Chinese emperors.</ref> was the mythical progenitor of the {{wiki\|Han Chinese}} people. The [[Han dynasty\|Han]] historian [[Sima Qian]] credited him as the earliest attestable leader of [[China]], beginning his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'' with a biography of his life as a tribal chief.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="Sima Qian">Sima Qian. (91 BCE). ''Records of the Grand Historian''. "The Annals of the Five Emperors", lines 1–5. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 7 January 2024. https://ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji</ref><ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226</ref>

	~~==Legacy and influence==~~		By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had practically attained the mythological status of a god in the people's memory. Tales of his exploits included his beheading of a divinity named [[Xingtian]] in battle. According to the legend, Xingtian revived himself and transformed his nipples into eyes to continue his challenge, but the Yellow Emperor paid him no more heed, forcing him to forever roam the battleground in insatiable rage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>
	By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had ~~passed into legend. One such story involved fighting~~ the ~~deity [[Xingtian]].<ref>''[[Assassin~~'s ~~Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>~~

	~~Record~~ of ~~the Yellow Emperor was also later made by the historian~~ [[~~Sima Qian~~]] in ~~his ''[[Record of~~ the ~~Grand Historian]]''~~, ~~which detailed all of Chinese history from its inception~~ to the ~~author's own time~~, ~~it was then published in 91 BCE. A copy of the historical account would also go on~~ to ~~be purchased by [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during~~ the ~~early 16th century~~.<ref ~~name="ACR"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Revelations~~]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mdat}}

			==Notes==
			<references group="note"/>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Individuals]]		[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Chinese]]		[[Category:Han Chinese]]
	~~[[Category:Emperors of China~~]]
	[[Category:Chinese mythology]]		[[Category:Chinese mythology]]

imported>Sol Pacificus: Sol Pacificus moved page Xuānyuán to Gongsun Xuanyuan without leaving a redirect: Tonal marks are not normally used (see all other Chinese names). If we're going to go by Huangdi's purported real name, his surname was Gongsun according to Sima Qian, but I am going to question whether this article is warranted in the talk page.

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Sol Pacificus moved page Xuānyuán to Gongsun Xuanyuan without leaving a redirect: Tonal marks are not normally used (see all other Chinese names). If we're going to go by Huangdi's purported real name, his surname was Gongsun according to Sima Qian, but I am going to question whether this article is warranted in the talk page.

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imported>VilkaIsBack: Adding categories

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Adding categories

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imported>VilkaIsBack: hope i done that right.

2024-01-07T11:07:52Z

hope i done that right.

Páàjì titun

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'''Xuānyuán''' (軒轅) also known by his regnal title '''Yellow Emperor''' (黃帝), was a semi-legendary 27th century BCE emperor of [[China]], said to be the very first Emperor, allegedly reigning from 2697 BCE until 2597 BCE, during the time of the {{Wiki|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors}}.

==Legacy and influence==
By the third century BCE, the Yellow Emperor had passed into legend. One such story involved fighting the deity [[Xingtian]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes</ref>

Record of the Yellow Emperor was also later made by the historian [[Sima Qian]] in his ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'', which detailed all of Chinese history from its inception to the author's own time, it was then published in 91 BCE. A copy of the historical account would also go on to be purchased by [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the early 16th century.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mdat}}

==References==
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