Shaodian () was the father of
Huangdi (黄帝), the Yellow Emperor according to the
Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...
. He started the
Youxiong family (有熊氏), whilst Shaodian's wives were
Fubao Fubao (), a woman from the Youjiao clan, was, according to Chinese mythology sources, the mother-in-law of the inventor of silk, Leizu; mother of Huang Di the Yellow Emperor; and, wife of Shaodian. However, the mythological genealogy varies. Fubao i ...
and Nüdeng of the
Youjiao clan. Fubao later gave birth to Huangdi and Nüdeng gave birth to
Yandi.
According to ''
Discourses of the States'', Shaodian was a stepfather of the
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity ('' shen'') in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Soverei ...
:
::"Shaodian's wife
Fubao Fubao (), a woman from the Youjiao clan, was, according to Chinese mythology sources, the mother-in-law of the inventor of silk, Leizu; mother of Huang Di the Yellow Emperor; and, wife of Shaodian. However, the mythological genealogy varies. Fubao i ...
gave birth to the
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is a deity ('' shen'') in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and culture heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Soverei ...
near the
Ji River
The Ji River was a former river in north-eastern China which gave its name to the towns of Jiyuan and Jinan. It disappeared during one of the massive Yellow River floods of 1852, as the Yellow River shifted its course from below the Shandong Peni ...
and the
Yan Emperor
The Yan Emperor () or the Flame Emperor was a legendary ancient Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times. Modern scholarship has identified the Sheep's Head Mountains (''Yángtóu Shān'') just north of Baoji in Shaanxi Province as his homeland and ...
next to the
Jiang River
The Jiang River (, p ''Jiāng Shuǐ'') is the ancient name of a river in China.
According to Sima Qian's ''Records of the Grand Historian'', the river gave its name to Shennong's family.
According to the '' Guoyu'', it was the birthplace of the ...
which accounted to their different temperaments. Although Shaodian preceded the Yellow and Yan emperors, he was not their father."
Lady Hua, the wife of
Ye the Great and mother of
Fei the Great (also known as Boyi), was said to be either his daughter or descendant.
[ Sima Qian, '']Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...
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