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Wu-di

by Micha F. Lindemans

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The five legendary emperors, successors of the San-huang. They are
said to have ruled China between 2697 and 2205 BCE or -- according to
an alternative calendrical calculation -- 2674 and 2184 BCE. They are
Huang-di (the Yellow Emperor), Juan Xu, Gu, Yao, and Shun.

The belief in their existence is based on historical speculations
dating back to the 2nd and 1st century BCE. Confucius, who lived
earlier than that, only mention Yao and Shun. The number five reflects
the Chinese system of cosmological correspondences, and since the
number five is also related to the five elements, one element is
allocated to each of the five emperors.

The name of Wu-di in traditional Chinese format.
The name of Wu-di in traditional Chinese format.

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Wu-ti

Article created on 25 March 1997; last modified on 16 January 2004.
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