Heavenly Sovereign
Heavenly Sovereign (天皇, Tiānhuáng) was the first Chinese legendary king[1] after Pangu’s era. According to Yiwen Leiju (藝文類聚), he was the first of the Three Sovereigns.
Biography
According to the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) by Sima Qian,
- After the Heaven and the Earth were founded, there was Tiānhuáng who had twelve heads, cast his magic to fill the Earth with water. He lived until his age of eighteen thousand.[2]
- Or, Tiānhuáng was a king of many achievements, lived to eighteen thousand years old. His twelve children supported him in reigning the world.
His greatest achievement was suppressing all the chaos, divided the world to many tribes with choosing the best person to rule his tribe.
His successor was Earthly Sovereign.
See also
References
- ^ "Ssŭma Ch'ien's Historical Records, Introductory Chapter". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 26 (2). Translated by Allen, Herbert J.: 269–295 1894. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00143916.
- ^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian.