# Yâo — Analects character guide

> Yâo in Analects by Confucius.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Yâo, Book XX Yâo Yüeh I Yâo

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-hsio-r

## Who they are

A legendary sage-king, cited as a model of rulership and the source of the mandate of heaven.

## In the story

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xxviii)

Mentioned as a sage who was still solicitous about such matters.

### [Book VIII: T’âi-Po](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/book-viii-t-i-po)

Praised for his majestic virtue and corresponding to Heaven in his governance.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xviii)

Implied as part of the lineage of sage-emperors, though not directly named.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xix)

Sovereign whose virtue and accomplishments are celebrated.

### [Yâo Yüeh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/book-xx-y-o-y-eh)

Speaks to Shun, passing on the mandate of Heaven and emphasizing sincerity and the Mean.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/i)

Yâo passes the succession to Shun, urging him to hold fast the due Mean and warning of the consequences of distress within the four seas.

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