Shun
Sign in to saveAlso known as Emperor Shun, Shundi, Shun-ti, Shun Ti, Shun Di, Chune, Shun the Great, Dishun
legendary ruler of ancient China, one of the Five Emperors
Key facts
- Predecessor
- Emperor Yao
- Successor
- Yu the Great
- Born
- Yaoxu ( 姚墟 )
- Died
- Cangwu County ( 蒼梧 )
- Burial
- Jiuyi Mountains ( 九嶷山 , Yunmeng ( 雲夢 )
- Spouse
- Ehuang ( 娥皇 ) , Nüying ( 女英 )
- Issue
- Shangjun ( 商均 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
FatherGusou (瞽叟) MotherWodeng (握登)
Emperor Shun (Chinese: 帝舜; pinyin: Dì Shùn) was a leader of the Youyu-shi of ancient China, regarded by some sources as the last of the Five Emperors among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. According to tradition, people with the surname Hu (胡) are descendants of Emperor Shun. Later rulers of the Chen state and the Chen dynasty claimed descent from Shun.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.