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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: 27th-century BC clergy, 27th-century BC women, Fourth dynasty of Egypt, Third dynasty of Egypt, Imhotep, Yellow Emperor, Khentkaus I, Hetepheres I, Chi You, Shennong, Hetepheres II, Nebemakhet, Meresankh II, Meritites I, Hemiunu, Meresankh III, Nefermaat, Praise of the Two Lands, Kawab, Cangjie, Kaemsekhem, Djedefhor, Henutsen, Nimaethap, Rekhetre, Prince Rahotep, Nofret, Khamerernebty II, Nefertkau III, Bunefer, Sekhemkare, Meritites II, Hetephernebti, Ankhhaf, Egyptian Fourth Dynasty family tree, Duaenre, Minkhaf I, Hemetre, Khentetka, Shery, Hesy-Ra, Prince Djedi, Nefertiabet, Khufukhaf I, Nikaure, Khufukhaf II, Persenet, Djaty, Baufra, Kanefer, Neferkau, Mereret, Babaef II, Prince Itu, Djeseretnebti, Inetkaes, Princess Hetepheres, Nefermaat II, Duaenhor, Ankhmare, Nebty-tepites, Ling Lun, Neferhetepes, Iunre, Iynefer II, Hekenuhedjet, Sneferukhaf, Mindjedef, Iuenka, Wetka, Horbaef, Kagemni I, Princess Khentkaus, Leizu, Djefatnebti, Itet, Minkhaf II, Rawer, Sepa, Merit-Ptah, Ranefer, Netjeraperef, Ptah-Du-Auu, Nebtyhotep, Nedjemib, Nefertnesu, Kaemqed. Excerpt: Huang Di, or the Yellow Emperor, is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero presented in Chinese mythology. He is said to be the ancestor of all Huaxia Chinese. According to many sources he was one of the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697-2597 BCE or 2696-2598 BCE. He is regarded as the founder of Chinese civilization. In the first annal of the Records of the Grand Historian, the opening few words of the first paragraph give the identity of the Yellow emperor. Sima Qian, author of the records, gave considerable weight to the historicity of the emperor. For example, the Three Sovereigns has Fu Xi, Nuwa, and Yan emperor/Shennong, but he carefully chose to begin with the Yellow Emperor. He refraine...