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Huangdi

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The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Author(s):

David Leeming

Huangdi 

Huangdi (Guandi) usually refers to the famous Yellow Emperor of ancient China who fought against the monstrous Chiyou. But Huangdi is the title for Chinese emperors in general. Huangdi was also a popular Chinese god who, historically, was a late-Han- dynasty warrior depicted in the Ming-dynasty Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As a deity, Huangdi is associated with war and with justice.