Overview
Gu Sou was a Legendary Ancestor.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityLegendary · Male
RolesNamed Individual
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 117
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Shun (舜)father 父Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 117-118
- Descendant of Mu (幕)from Mu to Gu Sou 自幕至于瞽瞍 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 117
Source notes
- Historicity legendaryDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 117
References in the histories
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