Emperor Yao

Yao
Chinese Emperor Yao
Reign73 years[1]
PredecessorEmperor Zhi
SuccessorEmperor Shun
BornGaoyou, Jiangsu or Tianchang, Anhui
SpouseSan Yi (concubine)
IssueDanzhu
Ehuang
Nuying
FatherEmperor Ku
MotherQingdu
Emperor Yao
Song dynasty depiction of Yao

Emperor Yao (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; 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.

  1. ^ Records of the Grand Historian
  2. ^ 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.