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B2255, Shun (舜, ~B2195)

Shun (舜) 2255 BC – 2195 BC

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors

Shun (traditional Chinese: 舜) was a legendary 23rd-22nd century BC leader of ancient China, among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, whose half-century of rule was one of the longest in Chinese history. According to Mencius, Shun is a Dongyi.