Shun

legendary ruler of ancient China, one of the Five Emperors
Intangible legendary_figure Q313342
Shun
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Shun

Summary

Shun is a legendary figure[1]. Shun was born on -2294-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Shun died in Shanxi[3]. Shun died on -2184-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. Shun draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (legendary_figure category, ranking #25 of 180).[5]

Key Facts

  • Shun died in Shanxi[3].
  • Shun was born on -2294-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Shun died on -2184-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Shun's father was Gusou[6].
  • Shun's mother was Wodeng[7].
  • Shun was married to Ehuang[8].
  • Among Shun's spouses was Nüying[9].
  • A child of Shun was Shangjun[10].
  • Shun's image is recorded as 孝感动天.JPG[11].
  • Shun is recorded as male[12].
  • Shun's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[13].
  • Shun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 811004[14].
  • Shun's GND ID is recorded as 118925180[15].
  • Shun's part of is recorded as Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors[16].
  • Shun's Commons category is recorded as Emperor Shun[17].
  • Shun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02gvkw[18].
  • Shun's family name is recorded as Yao[19].
  • Shun's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A002434[20].
  • Shun's present in work is recorded as The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars[21].
  • Shun's sibling is recorded as Xiang[22].
  • Shun's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as shun[23].
  • Shun's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3974687[24].
  • Shun's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 순(삼황오제)[25].
  • Shun's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 231302[26].
  • Shun's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 136344[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shun was born on -2294-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Shun's father was Gusou[6]. Shun's mother was Wodeng[7].

Personal Life

Spouses include Ehuang[8] and Nüying[9], b. -2294[28]. A child of Shun was Shangjun[10].

Death and Burial

Shun died on -2184-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. Shun died in Shanxi[3].

Why It Matters

Shun draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (legendary_figure category, ranking #25 of 180).[5] Shun has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Shun is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where did Shun die?

Shun passed away in Shanxi[3].

Who were Shun's parents?

Shun's father was Gusou[6]. Shun's mother was Wodeng[7].

Who was Shun married to?

Shun's spouses include Ehuang[8] and Nüying[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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