Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Shun as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Shun | 帝舜 | Di Shun |
| Given | Chonghua | 重華 | Chonghua |
| Title | Emperor Shun | 帝舜 | Di Shun |
| Personal | Shun | 舜 | Shun |
| Alternate | Yu | 虞 | Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s265
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:013:s265
Family
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- Ancestor of Hu Gong Man (胡公滿)Kinship Term: descendant / 之後
- Child of Gusou (瞽叟)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
References in the histories
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