Ancient China · Sage-ruler Yao

Yao 堯

Dates uncertain

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao was a Sage-ruler Yao.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · History of Ming 8, passage 15

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Renzong · 1 passage

又嘗問：「堯、湯時水旱，百姓奚恃？」 On another occasion he was asked: "When flood or drought struck in the age of Yao and Tang, what did the people trust?"