Yellow Emperor era (traditional)

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The Yellow Emperor era (traditional) is a legendary chronological epoch in Chinese historiography, traditionally used to date events from the supposed reign of the mythic Yellow Emperor, Huangdi.

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instanceOf chronological era
legendary epoch
traditional Chinese era
associatedWith Huangdi
Yellow Emperor
linked to: Huangdi
basedOn reign of the Yellow Emperor
characterizedAs pre-imperial Chinese era concept
culture Chinese culture
documentedIn traditional Chinese historical texts
field chronology
historiography
hasAlternativeName Era of the Yellow Emperor
Huangdi era
hasLanguage Classical Chinese sources
hasNature legendary
mythical
hasStartPoint supposed accession of the Yellow Emperor
influenced later Chinese chronological systems
linkedTo Chinese foundation myths
Chinese legendary rulers
partOf traditional Chinese calendar system
reliability historically uncertain
not archaeologically attested
timeReckoning regnal era of Huangdi
usedBy Chinese chronologists
traditional Chinese scholars
usedFor dating historical events
usedIn Chinese historiography

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traditional Chinese calendar eraStart Yellow Emperor era (traditional)
Yellow Emperor era (traditional) hasAlternativeName Huangdi era
linked to: Yellow Emperor era (traditional)
Yellow Emperor era (traditional) hasAlternativeName Era of the Yellow Emperor
linked to: Yellow Emperor era (traditional)