Human Sovereign
Encyclopedia
Human Sovereign was the third Chinese
legendary king after Pangu
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
(藝文類聚), he was the third and last in Three Sovereigns.
(史記),
His greatest achievement was dividing China
to nine provinces
, built the united dynasty lasting forty-five thousand years.
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China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
legendary king after Pangu
Pangu
Pangu was the first living being and the creator of all in Chinese mythology.- The Pangu legend:...
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
Yiwen Leiju
The Yiwen Leiju is a Chinese encyclopedia completed during the Tang Dynasty by the calligrapher Ouyang Xun.It was divided into 47 sections and many subsections. It covered all subjects and contains many quotations from older works, many long lost. It also cites its sources. It was completed by...
(藝文類聚), he was the third and last in Three Sovereigns.
Biography
According to Book of HistoryRecords of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
(史記),
- Rénhuáng had seven heads, rode a cloudy chariot, coughed out rice from his mouth. He was of nine brothers. They led nine provincesJiuzhouThe Nine Provinces is a term used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions during the Xia and Shang dynasties, and has now come to symbolically represent China. "Province" is the term used to translate zhou since before the Tang Dynasty , a zhou was equivalent to a province...
, each founded his own citadel. Their dynasty ruled through one hundred and fifty (150) generations, lasted forty-five thousand (45.000) years.
His greatest achievement was dividing China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to nine provinces
Jiuzhou
The Nine Provinces is a term used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions during the Xia and Shang dynasties, and has now come to symbolically represent China. "Province" is the term used to translate zhou since before the Tang Dynasty , a zhou was equivalent to a province...
, built the united dynasty lasting forty-five thousand years.
See also
- Chinese mythologyChinese mythologyChinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state...
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
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