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Heavenly Sovereign
Legendary Chinese king / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Heavenly Sovereign of the Tang dynasty, see Emperor Gaozong of Tang. For Japanese rulers with the same monarchical title in Chinese characters (kanji), see Emperor of Japan. For Tianhuang (田黄), see Tianhuang, Zoucheng County.
The Heavenly Sovereign (Chinese: 天皇; pinyin: Tiānhuáng) was the first legendary Chinese king[1] after Pangu's era. According to Yiwen Leiju, he was the first of the Three Sovereigns.
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