Overview
The translated histories identify Shun as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Shun | 舜 | Shun |
| Personal name | Shun | 舜 | Shun |
| Personal name | Yu Shun | 虞舜 | Yu Shun |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:067:s0147
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · hanshu:067:s0147
References in the histories
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