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I'll update this page later, but I think we should add some extra notes. The Yellow Emperor of the Temeraire books is without a doubt a draconic version of a historical figure (like Lung Li Po). The Yellow Emperor was not the founder of the Han Dynasty, but the ancestor of the Han ethnic group itself (presumably a translation error on Sir Edward Howe's part). Unless Naomi Novik has specifically moved him ahead in time, I think we could add that his DOB is c.2697 BC. We could also speculate on his draconic name (The Yellow Emperor's name was Huang-di, although his personal name was Gōngsūn Xuānyuán. Maybe he was Lung Tien Huang-di?). [[User:Almaron|Almaron]] 04:55, 19 August 2010 (PDT) | I'll update this page later, but I think we should add some extra notes. The Yellow Emperor of the Temeraire books is without a doubt a draconic version of a historical figure (like Lung Li Po). The Yellow Emperor was not the founder of the Han Dynasty, but the ancestor of the Han ethnic group itself (presumably a translation error on Sir Edward Howe's part). Unless Naomi Novik has specifically moved him ahead in time, I think we could add that his DOB is c.2697 BC. We could also speculate on his draconic name (The Yellow Emperor's name was Huang-di, although his personal name was Gōngsūn Xuānyuán. Maybe he was Lung Tien Huang-di?). [[User:Almaron|Almaron]] 04:55, 19 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
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| + | :Maybe NN (or Sir Edward) confused the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Emperor Yellow Emperor] '' Huang-di'' (黃帝, literally "Yellow Emperor") with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang#Name_of_Shi_Huangdi Shi Huangdi] (始皇帝, literally "first sovereign emperor")? ''Di'' is the title for "Emperor", and would not normally be part of a name as such. In either case, this raises the interesting question of whether the yellow coloration was merely folkloric, or whether Celestials (and Imperials?) have gradually shifted/restricted their colors over time. --[[User:Wombat1138|Wombat1138]] 10:15, 19 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
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I'll update this page later, but I think we should add some extra notes. The Yellow Emperor of the Temeraire books is without a doubt a draconic version of a historical figure (like Lung Li Po). The Yellow Emperor was not the founder of the Han Dynasty, but the ancestor of the Han ethnic group itself (presumably a translation error on Sir Edward Howe's part). Unless Naomi Novik has specifically moved him ahead in time, I think we could add that his DOB is c.2697 BC. We could also speculate on his draconic name (The Yellow Emperor's name was Huang-di, although his personal name was Gōngsūn Xuānyuán. Maybe he was Lung Tien Huang-di?). Almaron 04:55, 19 August 2010 (PDT)
- Maybe NN (or Sir Edward) confused the Yellow Emperor Huang-di (黃帝, literally "Yellow Emperor") with Shi Huangdi (始皇帝, literally "first sovereign emperor")? Di is the title for "Emperor", and would not normally be part of a name as such. In either case, this raises the interesting question of whether the yellow coloration was merely folkloric, or whether Celestials (and Imperials?) have gradually shifted/restricted their colors over time. --Wombat1138 10:15, 19 August 2010 (PDT)
