Heavenly Sovereign

For Tenno (天皇), see Emperor of Japan.
For Tianhuang (田黄), see Tianhuang, Zoucheng County.

Heavenly Sovereign (天皇, Tiānhuáng) was the first Chinese legendary king after Pangu's era. According to Yiwen Leiju (藝文類聚), he was the first in Three Sovereigns.

Biography

According to Book of History (史記),

His greatest achievement was suppressing all the chaos, divided the world to many tribes with choosing the best person to rule his tribe.

See also

Heavenly Sovereign
Regnal titles
Preceded by
None
Mythological Emperor of China
unknown
Succeeded by
Earthly Sovereign
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