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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Predicate Object
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)