Five Emperors
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The Five Emperors are a group of legendary sage-kings in ancient Chinese mythology, revered as culture heroes who laid the foundations of Chinese civilization before the Xia dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese legendary figures
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culture heroes ⓘ group of mythological rulers ⓘ sage-kings ⓘ |
| alternativeMembershipTradition |
Gaoxin
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Shaodian NERFINISHED ⓘ Tang of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yu the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese historiography
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Chinese state ideology ⓘ Confucian political philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
laid foundations of Chinese agriculture and crafts
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laid foundations of Chinese moral order ⓘ laid foundations of Chinese political institutions ⓘ laid foundations of Chinese ritual practices ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ideal rulers
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sage-kings embodying moral virtue ⓘ |
| era | legendary antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Xia dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mythological cycle ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Emperor Ku
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Emperor Shun NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Yao NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuanxu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| hasType |
culture-bearing ancestors
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mythical kings ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese concepts of kingship
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Chinese imperial ideology ⓘ Chinese political legitimacy theories ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bamboo Annals
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Classic of History NERFINISHED ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ Various Chinese mythological texts ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Chinese mythology ⓘ |
| positionInChronology | pre-Xia dynasty period ⓘ |
| precededBy | Three Sovereigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOrMythology |
Chinese folk religion
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Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
civilizing heroes
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founders of Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythical pre-dynastic era ⓘ |
| tradition | Chinese cultural tradition ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors