Overview
The translated histories identify Yu the Great 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 | Yu the Great | 夏禹 | Xia Yu |
| Personal name | Yu | 禹 | Yu |
| Personal name | Yu the Great | 夏禹 | Xia Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · weishu:096:s0190
References in the histories
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