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Huang-ti

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Huang-ti: see Yellow Emperor Yellow Emperor, Mandarin Huangdi, legendary Chinese ruler and culture hero; tradition holds that he reigned from 2697 B.C. to 2597 B.C. He is one of the mythical prehistoric emperors who supposedly created the basic elements of Chinese civilization.
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Huangdi

 or Huang-ti
(Chinese; Yellow Emperor)

Third of ancient China's mythological emperors and a patron saint of Daoism. According to legend, he was born in 2704 BC and became emperor in 2697. He is remembered as a paragon of wisdom who established a golden age, seeking to create an ideal kingdom in which his people would live in keeping with natural law. Tradition holds that his reign saw the introduction of wooden houses, carts, boats, the bow and arrow, writing, and governmental institutions. His wife was reputed to have taught women how to breed silkworms and weave silk.



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Again, the names of some early rulers are indeed used to designate clans, but this is slender grounds to invoke Scottish precedent and make the Yellow Lord into a capital-T "The Huang-ti.
 
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