| Yao 堯 | |
|---|---|
 Chinese Emperor Yao | |
| Reign | 73 years[1] |
| Predecessor | Emperor Zhi |
| Successor | Emperor Shun |
| Born | Gaoyou, Jiangsu or Tianchang, Anhui |
| Spouse | San Yi (concubine) |
| Issue | Danzhu Ehuang Nuying |
| Father | Emperor Ku |
| Mother | Qingdu |
| Emperor Yao | |
|---|---|
 Song dynasty depiction of Yao |
Emperor Yao (simplified Chinese: 尧; traditional Chinese: 堯; pinyin: Yáo; Wade–Giles: Yao2; traditionally c. 2356 – 2255 BCE)[2] was a legendary Chinese ruler, according to various sources, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Ching, Julia; R. W. L. Guisso (1991). Sages and filial sons: mythology and archaeology in ancient China. The Chinese University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-962-201-469-5.