Huangdi : The Heroic Emperor

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  • 雄々しき帝・黄帝
  • オオシキ ミカド ・ オウテイ

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The legends of Huangdi (黄帝, the Yellow Emperor) emerged after the era of Chunqiu(春秋). These legends are extremely diverse in their content, with many classical sources presenting fragmented images of the varied legends of Huangdi. This paper connects these fragments, attempting to construct a total and complete image of Huangdi. The Shiji (史記) by Sima Qian (司馬遷) is the core source for this investigation, with other classical source materials being used to supplement the Shiji. This process reveals an image of Huangdi as a heroic emperor. With the passage of time these legends grew until reaching the concept of<Ten> (天). Ten can mean both the sky (the heavens) as well as divine providence. Huangdi soared in the sky and also governed the people according to this divine providence, the ultimate principle of Ten. This marks the arrival of the heroic emperor, Huangdi.

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