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 · History of Song 144, passage 140

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Yao (帝堯)
father 父 · Claimed parentage
Directly stated · History of Song 144, passage 140

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · History of Song 144, passage 140

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 144Volume 144 Treatises 97: Ceremonial Guards 2 · 1 passage

今父堯子舜，事親典禮，凡往古來今所未備者，當以義起，極其尊崇，為萬世法。” With a filial son like Shun honoring a sage father like Yao, rites not provided for in past or present should be established on principle, carried to the highest honor, and made a model for all time."