1841.
Chronology of the Chinese.
2.
THE FIVE SOVEREIGNS.
Number and Year
Cotemporary Events.
125
The creation 4000, or accord-
ing to Hales 5411 B. C.
Adam dies, aged. 930 years,
3070.
Noah born 2944.
Length
No.
of
B. C.
Reign.
of Cycle.
1.
115 2852
2.
140 | 2737
3.
100 2697
Cycle
begins.
4.
84 2597
: 41
5.
78 | 2513
2:05
6.
78 2435
3:22
7.
102
2357
4:49
8.
50 2255
6:23
The universal deluge 2344, or according to Hales 3155.
The tower of Babel commenc- ed, 2230.
The Assyrian and Egyptian em- pires commenced, about 2229.
The numbers of sovereigns in each successive dynasty, given on the right hand page,
in the first column, correspond to the same num- bers on the opposite or left hand page.
The cycle era is that of the Chinese, it begins with the 61st year in the reign of Hwang te, who occupied the throne 100 years, conse- quently his successor's reign commenced in the 41st year of the 1st cycle, marked :41, the next reign, in succession, commenced on the 5th year of the 3d cycle, and is marked 2:05; and so on of the rest, as indicated in the fourth column of figures. Thus 2:05 shows two complete cycles and five odd years, or a total 125—which number, 125 is the year in which Chuenheuh's reign began. In like man- ner 6:23 indicates six complete cycles and twenty-three odd years, or a total 383 years, this number 383 being the first year of Shun's reign, dating from the 61st of Hwang te, which is adopted as the commencement of the Chinese era.
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A few cotemporary events, on the remaining part of the page, are selected from Lempriere and' Calmet, (the former following Dr. Blair's chronology;) unless it be otherwise stated.
The Chinese names are copied from the Kang Keën E Che; and
the Chinese chronology is selected from a native work, called the
三元甲子 San yuen kextsze.
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