Ancient China · Legendary Ruler

Emperor Shun 虞舜

Yú Shùn

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Shun was a Legendary Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

上古苗裔
Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 169

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 42Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) · 1 passage

贊曰：周室既壞，至春秋末，諸侯秏盡，而炎黃唐虞之苗裔尚猶頗有存者。 The appraisal says: After the Zhou house had collapsed, by the end of the Spring and Autumn period the feudal lords were largely exhausted, yet descendants of Yandi, Huangdi, Tang, and Yu still survived in considerable numbers.