Huangdi

(noun)

The mythical Yellow Emperor, said in legend to be the ancestor of all Chinese people

Examples of Huangdi in the following topics:

  • The Five Emperors

    • One of them—Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor—is sometimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people.
    • Huangdi reigned from 2698 BCE to 2599 BCE, about 1000 years before the first record of Chinese history.

  • The Mythical Period

    • The Five Emperors began with Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, whose reign was from 2698 - 2599 BCE.

  • The Qin Dynasty

    • He renamed himself Shi Huangdi (First Emperor), a far grander title than King, establishing the way in which China would be ruled for the next two millennia.