Ancient China · Legendary Ruler

Yu 虞

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yu was a Legendary Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passages 269, 280

Events and relationships

Currency system attributed
Economic · Associated ruler · 虞夏之幣
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 280

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 269

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 30Treatise on the Balanced Standard · 2 passages

故書道唐虞之際，詩述殷周之世，安寧則長庠序，先本絀末，以禮義防于利； Therefore, the writings spoke of the time of Tang and Yu, and the poems described the age of Yin and Zhou. When peaceful, they grew schools, put fundamentals first and reduced ends, and with rites and righteousness guarded against profits;

虞夏之幣，金為三品，或黃，或白，或赤； In the currencies of Yu and Xia, gold was of three kinds: either yellow, or white, or red;