Ancient China · Official

Gun 鯀

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gun was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Execution · Cause Seeking to do evil with rulers
Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 12

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passages 12, 710

Career and standing

Lowest grade: the foolish 下下愚人
Nine grade table rank · Listed
Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 710

Events and relationships

Sought to join in evil and was executed
Political · Minister · With Yao (堯), Shun (舜)
Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 12

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 20Table of Ancient and Modern Persons · 2 passages

傳曰：譬如堯舜，禹、稷、镨與之為善則行，鯀、讙兜欲與為惡則誅。 As the Tradition says: take Yao and Shun. When Yu, Ji, and Xie joined them in doing what was right, those policies were put into effect; when Gun and Huan Dou sought to join them in wrongdoing, they were punished to death.

鮌 Gun