Person
Shun
Chinese leader
b. 2281 BCE – d. 2231 BCE
World The Far East
Shun is a 23rd-22nd century BCE leader of ancient China, among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, whose half-century of rule is one of the longest in Chinese history.
Groups
- Jeulmun culture
- Liangzhu culture
- Longshan culture
- China, archaic (Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors)
- Gojoseon (Choson)
Topics
- Subboreal Period
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Period in China
- Early Bronze Age III (Near and Middle East)
- Abrolhos Transgression
- Great Flood (of China)
Locations
None linked.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Shun. History Atlas. Retrieved 31 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/shun/
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