Ancient China · Official

Huan Dou 讙兜

Huandou

Dates uncertain

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huan Dou was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Cause Execution · Executed for seeking to do evil with Yao and Shun
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 13

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 13

Career and standing

Suffered
Execution · Authority Person Ids Yao (堯), Shun (舜)
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 13

Events and relationships

Sought to join in evil
Political · Counselor · With Yao (堯), Shun (舜) · Outcome Executed
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 13

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 22Volume 20: Prominent People from the Past Until the Present · 1 passage

傳曰：譬如堯舜，禹、稷、禼與之為善則行，鮌、讙兜欲與為惡則誅。 As the Tradition says: take Yao and Shun. When Yu, Ji, and Xie joined them in doing what was right, it was carried out; when Gun and Huan Dou sought to join them in wrongdoing, they were executed.