Emperor Ku

Emperor Ku

Kù (traditional Chinese: 嚳; simplified Chinese: 喾, variant graph Chinese: 俈), usually 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), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Ku has received more than 187,715 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Emperor Ku is the 3,432nd most popular politician (up from 3,478th in 2019).

Emperor Ku was the last of the Shang dynasty. He is most famous for his cruelty and the brutal way he dealt with his enemies.