Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Dan Zhu 丹朱

Dān Zhū

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

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Dan Zhu was a Royal Family Member.

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legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 204

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 39Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong · 1 passage

昔舜、禹相戒無若丹朱，周公戒成王無如殷王紂，願除誹謗之罪，以開天下之口。 He cites ancient warnings against wicked kings and begs repeal of the anti-slander statutes so truth can be spoken.