Shun (舜) | 24 Histories

Overview

Shun was a ruler.

PeriodAncient China

IdentityLegendary · Male

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Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 10

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 10

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 60Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12: Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun · 1 passage

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及師還渭北，武皇不獲入覲，為武皇作違離表，中有警句云：「穴禽有翼，聽舜樂以猶來； When the army withdrew north of the Wei, the Martial Emperor was denied an imperial audience. Xiji wrote his master's petition of separation, with lines that ran: "Even a bird that nests in caves will spread its wings; hearing the music of Shun, it would still return;