Emperor Shun

Shun
PredecessorEmperor Yao
SuccessorYu the Great
SpouseEhuang (娥皇)
Nüying (女英)
IssueShangjun (商均)
FatherGusou (瞽叟)
MotherWodeng (握登)
Emperor Shun
Chinese帝舜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDì Shùn
Bopomofoㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ
Wade–GilesTi4 Shun4
IPA[tî.ʂwə̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDai Seun
JyutpingDai3 Seon3
IPA[tɐj˧.sɵn˧]

Emperor Shun (Chinese: 帝舜; pinyin: Dì Shùn) was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as the last of the Five Emperors among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. According to tradition, people with the surname Hu () are descendants of Emperor Shun. Later rulers of the Chen state and the Chen dynasty claimed descent from Shun.