Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Yu 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 Yu | 帝禹 | Di Yu |
| Title | Emperor Yu | 帝禹 | Di Yu |
| Given | Wenming | 文命 | Wenming |
| Alternate | Xia | 夏 | Xia |
| Personal | Yu | 禹 | Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s273
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:013:s273
Family
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- Child of Gun (鯀)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
References in the histories
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