Ancient China · Ruler

Shun 舜

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shun was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Han 68, passage 26

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · Book of Han 68, passage 20

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 68Volume 58: Gongsun Hong, Bu Shi and Er Kuan · 1 passage

臣聞上古堯、舜之時，不貴爵常而民勸善，不重刑罰而民不犯，躬率以正而遇民信也； I have heard that under Yao and Shun, rank and salary were not lavishly prized, yet the people strove toward goodness; punishments were not heavy, yet no one broke the law—the rulers corrected themselves first, and trust ran both ways;