What do the Three Emperors and Five Emperors refer to?

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-28

The identities of the "Three Emperors" and the "Five Emperors" have always been shrouded in fog, and historians have different opinions on this.

Regarding the list of the "Three Emperors", there are six different combinations:

1.Emperor of Heaven, Emperor of the Earth, Taixi (Emperor of People); 2.Emperor's Clan, Earth's Emperor's Clan, and Renhuang's Clan; 3.Fuxi, Nuwa, Shennong; 4.Fuxi, Shennong, Zhurong; 5.Fuxi, Shennong, Gonggong; 6.Suiren's, Fuxi's, Shennong's.

And there are three lists of "Five Emperors": 1Yellow Emperor, Zhuan Xuan, Emperor Yu, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun; 2.Taizu, Emperor Yan, Emperor Huangdi, Shao Chen, Zhuan; 3.Shao Hao, Zhen Xu, Di Xin, Tang Yao, Yu Shun.

These lists** are based on different historical books, although some have different names but refer to the same person, such as Taihao and Fuxi, Yandi and Shennong, etc.

These "Three Emperors" and "Five Emperors" are legendary historical figures, especially the "Three Emperors", who are even more mythical. Since there were no written records at the time, and there were no underground artifacts to prove their existence, their identities are even more mysterious.

We cannot take the records of ancient books as true history, nor can we examine legends as facts. Today, with the rapid development of science, the examination of history has become more rigorous. When telling history, we need to have all kinds of scientific common sense in order to understand the truth of historical events more accurately.

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