Changyi

Changyi (? – ?) was the second son of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the father of Zhuanxu.

This article is about second son of the Yellow Emperor. For other uses, see Changyi (disambiguation).
Changyi
昌意
SpouseJingpu
IssueZhuanxu
FatherYellow Emperor
MotherLeizu

History

According to the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, the Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, two of the known ones who were born to Leizu, the eldest son Shaohao, and the second son Changyi.

In the 29th year of the Yellow Emperor, Leizu gave birth to Changyi near Ruoshui (若水). In the 77th year of the Yellow Emperor, Changyi came to live at Sichuan by the Ruoshui. Later, Changyi married Jingpu (景僕), also named as Changpu (昌僕), of the Shushan clan. Jingpu gave birth to a son, Gaoyang.

Later, Changyi moved north to the Central Plains, and found the Changyi City (present day Leshanbei, Henan).[1] Upon the passing of his father the Yellow Emperor, his brother Shaohao was said to be never actually reigned as a king, as according to the Records of the Grand Historian. So Changyi's son Gaoyang was chosen as the tribe's new leader, with the regnal name of Zhuanxu.[2]

References
  1. 史记・五帝本纪.
  2. Asiapac Editorial (2006). Great Chinese emperors: tales of wise and benevolent rule (revised ed.). Asiapac Books Pte Ltd. p. 9. ISBN 9812294511. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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