Emperor Shun
Legendary ruler of ancient China, one of the Five Emperors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Emperor Shun (disambiguation).
Emperor Shun (Chinese: 帝舜; pinyin: Dì Shùn) was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors being the last of the Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he lived sometime between 2294 and 2184 BC. Tradition also holds that those with surname Chen (陳) are descendants of Emperor Shun. The Duke Hu of Chen, a descendant of Shun, became the founder of the State of Chen. Later Chen dynasty emperors such as Chen Baxian would also claim descent from Shun.[1][2]
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Shun 舜 | |
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Predecessor | Emperor Yao |
Successor | Yu the Great |
Spouse | Ehuang (娥皇) Nüying (女英) |
Issue | Shangjun (商均) |
Father | Gusou (瞽叟) |
Mother | Wodeng (握登) |
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