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The ''Springs and Autumns of Six States'', writting around the 4th century CE, provides a long list of known monarchs of all the states in Themiclesia during the [[Hexarchy]]. Though accepted as historical canon, they have been considerably revised by unearthed texts and historical research. | |||
The ''Springs and Autumns'' provides a list of 32 "parriarchs" (徹先公), conventionally interpreted as leading figures in the lineage of the Tsjinh ruling house, but the first ten figures are usually considered mythological for several reasons. First, their names recaptulate the ten-member {{wp|heavenly stem}} sequence in exact order, which stands in complete contrast with the 22 following names, where there are no sequences at all. Second, the ''Springs and Autumns'' state that they were ten brothers in a single generation, which also seems extremely unusual in light of reconstructed succession orders, which saw, at most, four sibilings reign after each other. Third, their names are never mentioned in the [[State cult of Themiclesia|cyclical sacrifice]] oracles, which record the list of venerated parriarchs almost unerringly. Finally, anthropologists think the first ten rulers were imagined by later writers as a rationalization for the Tsjinh clan's original kinship structure, forgotten in later ages because it fell into disuse and was never written down. | |||
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! colspan="2"|Epithet !!colspan="2"| Name !! Reign !! style="width: 3em"| Bronze !! style="width: 3em"|Oracle !! style="width: 3em"|Texts !! colspan="2"|Oracular name !! colspan="2"| Consort(s) !! Notes | ! colspan="2"|Epithet !!colspan="2"| Name !! Reign !! style="width: 3em"| Bronze !! style="width: 3em"|Oracle !! style="width: 3em"|Texts !! colspan="2"|Oracular name !! colspan="2"| Consort(s) !! Notes | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 10 August 2020
The following is a near-complete list of all monarchs who have ruled as sovereigns of Themiclesia.
Pre-treaty
Tsjinh parriarchs
The Springs and Autumns of Six States, writting around the 4th century CE, provides a long list of known monarchs of all the states in Themiclesia during the Hexarchy. Though accepted as historical canon, they have been considerably revised by unearthed texts and historical research.
The Springs and Autumns provides a list of 32 "parriarchs" (徹先公), conventionally interpreted as leading figures in the lineage of the Tsjinh ruling house, but the first ten figures are usually considered mythological for several reasons. First, their names recaptulate the ten-member heavenly stem sequence in exact order, which stands in complete contrast with the 22 following names, where there are no sequences at all. Second, the Springs and Autumns state that they were ten brothers in a single generation, which also seems extremely unusual in light of reconstructed succession orders, which saw, at most, four sibilings reign after each other. Third, their names are never mentioned in the cyclical sacrifice oracles, which record the list of venerated parriarchs almost unerringly. Finally, anthropologists think the first ten rulers were imagined by later writers as a rationalization for the Tsjinh clan's original kinship structure, forgotten in later ages because it fell into disuse and was never written down.
| Epithet | Name | Reign | Bronze | Oracle | Texts | Oracular name | Consort(s) | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krap | 甲 | No | No | Yes | Considered mythical by historians | |||||||
| 'Rjut | 乙 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Prjang' | 丙 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Têng | 丁 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Mjet | 戊 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Kje' | 己 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| K.rang | 庚 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Sjin | 辛 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Njem | 壬 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Kwrji' | 癸 | No | No | Yes | ||||||||
| Prjang' | 丙 | No | Yes | Yes | High Prjang' | 高祖丙 | Consort Krap | 奭甲 | ||||
| 'Rjut | 乙 | No | Yes | Yes | High 'Rjut | 高祖乙 | ||||||
| Njem | 壬 | No | Yes | No | Njem | 祖壬 | ||||||
| Têng | 丁 | No | Yes | Yes | High Têng | 高祖丁 | ||||||
| Krap | 甲 | No | Yes | Yes | Krap | 祖甲 | ||||||
| Kje' | 己 | No | Yes | No | Former Kje' | 先祖己 | ||||||
| Prjang' | 丙 | No | Yes | Yes | 2nd Prjang | 二祖丙 | ||||||
| 'Rjut | 乙 | Kwje | 宄 | 7th c. BCE (?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 'Rjut | 祖乙 | |||
| K.rang | 庚 | Gjên | 臣 | 6th c. BCE (?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Former K.rang | 先祖庚 | |||
| Têng | 丁 | No | Yes | No | Long Têng | 延祖丁 | ||||||
| Krap | 甲 | No | Yes | Yes | 2nd Krap | 二祖甲 | ||||||
| Têng | 丁 | No | Yes | No | 2nd Têng | 二祖丁 | ||||||
| Prjang' | 丙 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3rd Prjang' | 三祖丙 | ||||||
| Sjin | 辛 | No | Yes | No | Sjin | 祖辛 | ||||||
| Prjang' | 丙 | Sngja | 寫 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4th Prjang | 四祖丙 | ||||
| 'Rjut | 乙 | No | Yes | Yes | 3rd 'Rjut | 三祖乙 | ||||||
| K.rang | 庚 | No | Yes | Yes | Later K.rang | 後祖庚 | ||||||
| Têng | 丁 | Grui | 褱 | 4th c. BCE (?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3rd Têng | 三祖丁 | |||
| Krap | 甲 | Ser | 先 | 4th c. BCE (?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3rd Krap | 三祖甲 | |||
| Kje' | 己 | K.rjang | 景 | 4th c. BCE (?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Later Kje' | 後祖己 | |||
| Prjang' | 丙 | Gw(r)et | 滑 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5th Prjang' | 五祖丙 | ||||
| 'Rjut | 乙 | S(ts)rêng | 生 | short reign | No | Yes | Yes | 4th 'Rjut | 四祖乙 | |||
| Prjang' | 丙 | Pêk | 辟 | 295 – 260 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6th Prjang | 父丙 | |||
