Who are the three emperors and five emperors?

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Analysis:

To sum up, there are some opinions about several different combinations of Three Emperors and Five Emperors:

Sanhuang:

⒈⒏⒏⒏⒏⒏, Fuxi, Shennong (Biography of Shangshu);

4. Fuxi, Nuwa and Shennong ("Custom Yi Tong");

3. Fuxi, Zhu Rong and Shennong (ditto);

4. Fuxi, Shennong and Huangdi (ancient micro-books).

Five emperors:

1. Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku, Yao and Shun ("Dai Dai Li Ji");

4. Sacrifice, Shennong, Huangdi, Yaoshun (Warring States Policy);

[13] Tai Hao, Yan Di, Huangdi, Shao Hao, Zhuan Xu (Lv Chunqiu);

3. Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Jane and Yao (Zi Jian Wai Ji).

It is generally considered to be the first one mentioned above.

Another one:

The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are the general names of the history of the Central Plains before the summer. Different historians have different definitions of "Three Emperors and Five Emperors". On the whole, however, there are fewer controversies about "Five Emperors" than "Huang San". One of the reasons is that A Record of the Five Emperors was recorded in historical records. The following are some common definitions of "three emperors and five emperors":

God-man theory

Supporters of the "God-Man Theory" believe that "Huang San" refers to the three early jade emperors in the world, namely "Emperor", "Yellow Emperor" and "Ren Huang". The five emperors were Shennong, Bear of Huangdi, Levin of Zhuan Xu, Yaodi and Yu of Shun Di.

Tribal theory

Another way of saying this is that "Huang San" is actually three advanced nationalities in ancient times, namely, the Chao, Sui and Fu people. The five emperors were Shennong, Bear of Huangdi, Levin of Zhuan Xu, Yaodi and Yu of Shun Di.

The third statement

The third view holds that "Huang San is the Tao and the Five Emperors are the Virtues". Therefore, "Huang San" is three ancient monarchs, namely Fuxi family in Tai Hao, Shennong family in Yan Di and Xiongshi family in Huangdi. The "Five Emperors" are Shao Hao Jintian, Zhuan Xu Levin, Gao Xin, Yao Di and Shun Di Youyu.

The statement in Historical Records

There is no record of "Huang San" in Historical Records, but the five emperors recorded are Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Sui, Yao and Shun.