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imported>Sol Pacificus m 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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''' | '''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 | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 17 August 2024
Gongsun Xuanyuan (公孫軒轅), better known as Huangdi (黃帝) or the Yellow Emperor,[note 1] was the legendary progenitor of the Han Chinese people. The 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.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Jade (mentioned in Database entry only)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The popular translation of Huangdi as the Yellow Emperor is inaccurate. Huáng (黃) means 'yellow' while dì (帝) was the title held by the legendary five forefathers of the Chinese people, who from Sima Qian's account were more akin to ancient tribal chiefs. Dì (帝) also meant 'deity', being used to refer to the supreme god (上帝) of the Shang dynasty and other regional gods. Qin Shi Huangdi later combined the two legendary divine titles 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ Sima Qian (91 BCE). 太史公書: 五帝本紀 [Record of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors, Scroll 1, lines 1–5.]. Chinese Text Project. Retrieved on 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "Literature". In The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 206–226
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Jade – Youxia Handbook: Great Foes