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Dan Zhu丹朱
Cannot be taught the Way
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- RELATION RECORDS
- 3
- SOURCE WORKS
- 3
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Dan Zhu, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
2 figures · 2 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Emperor Yao—Dan Zhufather
Emperor Yao (Tang)—Dan Zhufather-son
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Houji→Dan Zhuexile
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Son of Yao, unworthy, not given the world.
In fiction · Huainanzi · Bamboo Annals
Cannot be taught the Way
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- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Huainanzi
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history2 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
1 relations1 verified quotations- Emperor Yao→ father →Dan Zhu
Verified original text · 1
尧知子丹朱之不肖
father · Records of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪
- Official history1 profile notes
Bamboo Annals
2 relations2 verified quotations- Houji→ exile →Dan Zhu
- Emperor Yao (Tang)→ father-son →Dan Zhu
Verified original text · 2
后稷放帝朱於丹水
exile · Bamboo Annals, 古本辑校
帝使后稷放帝子朱于丹水
father-son · Bamboo Annals, 今本-五帝纪
History vs. fiction
The official histories characterize him as an unworthy son who did not inherit the throne; the novel, however, refers to him as an emperor and grants him imperial burial rites.
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the 'Annals of the Five Emperors,' explicitly records Yao's low opinion of him: 'Yao knew that his son Danzhu was unworthy and could not be entrusted with the empire, so he temporarily entrusted it to Shun.' In the official histories, he never succeeded to the throne. In the novel, however, his status is elevated, and he is directly given the title of emperor. The Classic of Mountains and Seas, in the 'Classic of Regions Within the Seas: South,' records that he enjoyed a burial specification equal to that of Emperor Shun: 'On Mount Cangwu, Emperor Shun is buried on the sunny side, and Emperor Danzhu is buried on the shady side.' Elevating the loser to the imperial throne is the talk of novelists.
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Original text (1)
后稷放帝朱於丹水
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
帝使后稷放帝子朱于丹水