Heavenly Sovereign


The Heavenly Sovereign was the first legendary Chinese king after Pangu's era. According to Yiwen Leiju, he was the first of the Three Sovereigns.

Name

The book Lushi from the Song Dynasty records that his family name was Wang, his given name Huo, and his courtesy name Zirun.

Biography

According to the "Basic Annals of the Three Sovereigns" in Sima Zhen's supplement to the Records of the Grand Historian:
His successor was the Earthly Sovereign.
According to the Yiwen Leiju,
  • Based on Shixue by Xiang Jun, after the heaven and earth were formed, there was the Heavenly Sovereign, with 13 heads. He was called Tianling and ruled the world for 18,000 years.
  • Based on Dongming Ji, there were 13 people with the same family name.
  • Based on the records in the Three Five Historic Records by Xu Zheng, when history began, life started to exist, and there was a divine spirit that had 13 heads called Tianhuang.
  • Based on Chunqiu Wei, there were Heavenly, Earthly and Heavenly Sovereigns, they had 9 brothers and divided the world into the Nine Provinces, which spanned the world.
  • Based on Dunjiakaishan Tu, the emperor's remains are said to be under the Kunlun in Zhuzhou.