Overview
Shun was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 177, 192
Family
- Kinship Role descendants · enfeoffed at Chen by King Wu until destroyed by King Hui of Chu · Quantity unknownDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 177
- Kinship Role descendants · received blood sacrifices through three dynasties; after Chu destroyed Chen, Tian Chang line flourished in Qi · Quantity unknownDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 193-194
Works and attributed material
- Historian appraisal · Subject · Speaker Grand Historian (太史公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 192-194
Events and relationships
- Yielded throne to XiaAbdication · AbdicatorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 193
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment one of eleven famous Tang-Yu ministers with merit; five lines reached emperors/kings · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 186-187
- Assessment virtue utmost · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Grand Historian (太史公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 192
References in the histories
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