Emperor Ku

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Ku 嚳
Han dynasty depiction of Ku
Predecessor	Zhuanxu
Successor	Emperor Zhi
Spouse	Jiang Yuan Jiandi Changyi Qingdu
Issue	Houji Xie Zhi Yao
Father	Jiaoji
Mother	Juzi

Kù (traditional Chinese: 嚳; simplified Chinese: 喾, variant graph Chinese: 俈), usually^[1] referred to as Dì Kù (traditional Chinese: 帝嚳; simplified Chinese: 帝喾), also known as Gaoxin or Gāoxīn Shì (Chinese: 高辛氏) or Qūn (Chinese: 夋),^[2] was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. He went by the name Gaoxin until receiving imperial authority, when he took the name Ku and the title Di, thus being known as Di Ku. He is considered the ancestor of the ruling families of certain subsequent dynasties. Some sources treat Ku as a semi-historical figure, while others make fantastic mythological or religious claims about him. Besides varying in their degree of historicizing Ku, the various sources also differ in what specific stories about him they focus on, so that putting together the various elements of what is known regarding Ku results in a multifaceted story. Di Ku was (according to many versions of the list) one of the Five Emperors of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of Chinese mythology.