Ancient China · Ruler

Yu 禹

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 175

Events and relationships

Possessed the realm without grasping
Political · Ruler · With Shun (舜)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 175

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 175

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 41Volume 41 Biographies 11: Wei Shu; Li Xi; Liu Shi; Gao Guang · 1 passage

又曰，舜禹之有天下而不與焉，無為而化者其舜也歟。 It is also said that Shun and Yu possessed the empire yet seemed not to grasp it; perhaps Shun was the one who ruled without acting.