Yu the Great
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Yu the Great is a legendary Chinese ruler famed for controlling the Great Flood and founding the Xia dynasty, traditionally regarded as China’s first dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dayu | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of a dynasty
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legendary Chinese ruler ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Xia dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Great Flood of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legendary Great Yu flood control project ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Book of Documents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classic of Mountains and Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Kuaiji Mountain
NERFINISHED
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Mount Huanyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Longmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Qi of Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Gun’s failed attempt to stop the flood with dams ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| era | pre-dynastic China ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFather | Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| influenced |
Confucian ideals of merit and duty
ⓘ
concept of virtuous rulership in Chinese political thought ⓘ |
| knownForTrait |
devotion to public duty
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diligence ⓘ filial piety ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| legacy |
symbol of effective governance and engineering in Chinese tradition
ⓘ
traditionally regarded as founder of China’s first dynasty ⓘ |
| legendSays | passed his own home three times without entering while controlling the flood ⓘ |
| mentorOrAppointer | Shun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology | dredging rivers and channels to control floods ⓘ |
| nameInChinese | 大禹 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling the Great Flood
ⓘ
establishing hereditary rule in China ⓘ flood control and water management ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese legendary history
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Chinese mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ruler of the Xia dynasty
ⓘ
sage king ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | founder of the Xia dynasty ⓘ |
| spouse | Tushan-shi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Qi of Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReignEnd | late 21st or early 20th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalReignStart | early 21st century BCE ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
culture hero
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god of flood control ⓘ model ruler ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Dayu