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Cai Jing

Grand Chancellor of Emperor Huizong of Norther Song Dynasty (1047-1126); one of the Six Thieves (traitors) of Song
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Cai Jing
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1047
Date of death
1126
Country of citizenship
Northern Song dynasty[11]
Occupation
politician, calligrapher
Position held
Grand Chancellor (1102–present)[12]
Father
Cai Zhun[5]
Child
Cai You, Cai Tao, Cai Xiao, Cai Tiao, Cai Tiao, Cai Shu[6][7][8][9][10]
Sibling
Cai Bian[24]
Part of
Six Thieves[15]
Cause of death
starvation[16]
Ancestral home
Xianyou County[14]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[25]
Courtesy name
元長[21]
Described by source
History of Song[20]
Different from
Cai Jing, Cai Jing[22]
Family name
Cai[17]
Given name
Jing[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Time period
Northern Song dynasty[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cai Jing en Ts'ai Ching en Yuanchang en zi Yuanchang de Cai Jing ja 蔡京 ko 채경 vi Sái Kinh vi Thái Kinh zh 元長 zh-hant 元長
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000399560202
VIAF cluster ID
294364786
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2013008400
GND ID
141344652
CBDB ID
0001649
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01224764
Ctext data entity ID
672503
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
4eSsvg
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
50129
FAST ID
1931966
Freebase ID
/m/08507t
Geni profile ID
6000000036574378200
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Grove Art Online ID
T013019
HKCAN ID
9811114182703406
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
354986716
Shanghai Library person ID
jlr0rp750fzhgoxe
Union List of Artist Names ID
500315259
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMJDBdgrwVPrF7ygrwmd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, calligrapher
Cause of death 1
starvation
Country of citizenship 1
Northern Song dynasty
Described by source 1
History of Song
Family name 1
Cai
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Position held 1
Grand Chancellor
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Cai Bian
Siblings 1
Cai Bian
Time period 1
Northern Song dynasty
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Summary

Cai Jing was born in 1047[1]. He died in 1126[2]. He worked as a politician[3] and calligrapher[4].

FAQs

Who were Cai Jing's parents?

Cai Jing's father was Cai Zhun[5].

What did Cai Jing do for work?

Cai Jing worked as a politician[3] and calligrapher[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Emperor Huizong. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Emperor Huizong. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . History of Song. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lnsjcy.com. lnsjcy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . lnsjcy.com. lnsjcy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 4eSsvg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death → starvation
    Described by source → History of Song
    Father → Cai Zhun
    Part of → Six Thieves
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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