Ancient China · Ruler

Shun 舜

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shun was a ruler.

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legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 22

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen · 1 passage

所以堯舜克讓，惟德是與； Therefore Yao and Shun yielded the throne, giving it only to the virtuous;