Ancient China · Legendary Ruler

Shun 舜

Shùn

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shun was a Legendary Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 229

Events and relationships

Said to have identified the Four Evils
Legendary allusion · Discerning successor · With Emperor Yao (帝堯) · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 229

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 38Volume 38: Zhu Yi; He Chen · 1 passage

向令舜但聽公車上書，四凶終自不知，堯亦永爲暗主。 If Shun had listened only to anonymous memorials, the Four Evils would never have been exposed and Yao would have remained a blind ruler forever.