Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

This is a family tree of Chinese kings in the ancient periods before the rise of the First Emperor.

Chinese emperors family tree (ancient) → Chinese emperors family tree (early) → Chinese emperors family tree (middle) → Chinese emperors family tree (late)

Five Emperors

The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. The Records of the Grand Historian states that Shaohao (or Xuanxiao 玄囂 as he is known) did not accede to the throne while Emperor Zhi's ephemeral and uneventful rule disqualify him from the Five Emperors in all sources. Other sources name Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia Dynasty, as the last of the Five. Pretenders are italicized.Gun is fifth heir of Zhuanxu is from Book of Han,which is originate from《帝系》。

(1) Huangdi 黃帝

(2) Shaohao 少昊

Changyi 昌意

Jiaoji 蟜極

(3) Zhuanxu 顓頊

(4) Ku 嚳

Qiongchan 窮蟬

Sb.

(5) Zhi 挚

(6) Yao 堯

Jingkang 敬康

Sb.

Danzhu 丹朱

Juwang 句望

Sb.

Qiaoniu 橋牛

Gun 鯀

Gusou 瞽叟

(8) Yu 禹

Ehuang 娥皇

(7) Shun 舜

Nuying 女英

Shangjun 商均

Xia Dynasty

This is a family tree for the Xia Dynasty which ruled circa 2100–1600 BC. The historicity of the dynasty has sometimes been questioned, but circumstantial archaeological evidence supports its existence.

(1) Yu the Great 大禹

(2) Qi 啟

(3) Tai Kang 太康

(4) Zhong Kang 仲康

(5) Xiang 相

(6) Shaokang 少康

(7) Zhu 杼

(8) Huai 槐

(9) Mang 芒

(10) Xie 泄

(11) Bu Jiang 不降

(12) Jiong 扃

(14) Kong Jia 孔甲

(13) Jin 廑

(15) Gao 皋

(16) Fa 發

(17) Jie 桀

Shang Dynasty

This is a family tree for the Shang Dynasty, which ruled China proper between circa 1600 BC and 1046 BC.

Xie 契(1)

Zhao Ming 昭明(2)

Xiang Tu 相土(3)

Chang Ruo 昌若(4)

Cao Yu 曹圉(5)

Ming 冥(6)

Ji 季

Wang Hai 王亥(7)

Wang Heng 王恒(8)

Shang Jia Wei 上甲微(9)

Bao Yi 报乙(10)

Bao Bing 报丙(11)

Bao Ding 报丁(12)

Zhu Ren 主壬(13)

Zhu Kui 主癸(14)

(1)Tang 汤(15)

(2)Da Ding 大丁

(4)Wai Bing 外丙

(5)Zhong Ren 仲壬

(3)Tai Jia 太甲

(6)Qiang Ding 羌丁

(7)Da Geng 大庚

(8)Xiao Jia 小甲

(9)Yong Ji 雍己

(10)Da Wu 大戊

(11)Zhong Ding 中丁

(12)Wai Ren 外壬

(13)He Dan Jia 河亶甲

(14)Zu Yi 祖乙

(15)Zu Xin 祖辛

(16)Qiang Jia 羌甲

(17)Zu Ding 祖丁

(18)Nan Geng 南庚

(19)Yang Jia 陽甲

(20)Pan Geng 盤庚

(21)Xiao Xin 小辛

(22)Xiao Yi 小乙

(23)Wu Ding 武丁

Xiao Ji 孝己

(24)Zu Geng 祖庚

(25)Zu Jia 祖甲

(26)Lin Xin 廩辛

(27)Kang Ding 康丁

(28)Wu Yi 武乙

(29)Wen Ding 文丁

(30)Di Yi 帝乙

Bi Gan 比干

Wei Zi 微子启

Wei Zhong Yan 微仲衍

(31)Di Xin 帝辛

Wu Geng 武庚

Zhou Dynasty

This is a family tree for the Zhou Dynasty, descendants of Duke Wu of Zhou who overthrew the last Shang ruler Di Xin, thereby establishing the dynasty. Ruling from 1046 BC to 256 BC, it is notable as the longest dynasty in Chinese history, although the actual political and military control of China by the dynasty only lasted during the Western Zhou, and the first historically attested date is the start of the Gonghe regency in 841 BC: dates prior to this are speculative.

Wen wang 文王 (1099–1050 BC)

Wu wang 武王 (1050– ) 1046–1043 BC

Cheng wang 成王 1042–1021 BC

Kang wang 康王 1021–996 BC

Zhao wang 昭王 996–977 BC

Mu wang 穆王 977–922 BC

Gong wang 共王 922–900 BC

Xiao wang 孝王 891-886 BC

Yi wang 懿王 900–891 BC

Yi wang 夷王 885–878 BC

Li wang 厲王 877–841 BC

Gonghe 共和 as regent 841-828 BC

Xuan wang 宣王 827–782 BC

You wang 幽王 781–771 BC

Ping wang 平王 771–720 BC

Xie Wang 携王

Cr. Prince Xiefu 太子泄父

Huan wang 桓王 720–697 BC

Zhuang wang 莊王 697–682 BC

Xi wang 僖王 682–677 BC

Prince Tui 王子颓

Hui wang 惠王 677–652 BC

Xiang wang 襄王 651–619 BC

Prince Dai 王子带

Qing wang 頃王 618–613 BC

Kuang wang 匡王 612–607 BC

Ding wang 定王 606–586 BC

Jian wang 簡王 585–572 BC

Ling wang 靈王 571–545 BC

Jing wang 景王 544–520 BC

Prince Chao 王子朝

Dao wang 悼王 520

Jing wang 敬王 520–476 BC

Yuan wang 元王 475–469 BC

Zhending wang 貞定王 468–441 BC

Ai wang 哀王 441 BC

Si wang 思王 441 BC

Kao wang 考王 440–426 BC

Weilie wang 威烈王 425–402 BC

An wang 安王 401–376 BC

Lie wang 烈王 375–369 BC

Xian wang 顯王 368–321 BC

Shenjing wang 慎靚王 320–315 BC

Nan wang 赧王 314–256 BC