Ancient China · Ruler

Emperor Yu 帝禹

Di Yu

Dates uncertain

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Yu 帝禹 Di Yu
Title Emperor Yu 帝禹 Di Yu
Given Wenming 文命 Wenming
Alternate Xia Xia
Personal Yu Yu

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

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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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 4 passages