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 | Shun | 舜 | Shùn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:026:s0023
Events and relationships
- Explicit · shiji:026:s0024
- Kind: succession · Role: successor · Action: received-calendrical-mandate · Other Person Id: Yao (堯)Explicit · shiji:026:s0023
- Relation: successor-of · Person Id: Yao (堯)Explicit · shiji:026:s0023
- Relation: predecessor-of · Person Id: Yu (禹)Explicit · shiji:026:s0024
References in the histories
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