Cai Yuanding

Chinese scholar and historian during the Song dynasty
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Summary

Cai Yuanding was born on 1135[1]. He died on 1198[2]. He worked as a teacher[3]. He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Cai Fa[5]
  • Child: Cai Yu[6], Cai Yan[7], Cai Yuan[8], Cai Hang[9], Cai Chen[10], Cai Shen[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Song dynasty[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Ancestral home: Jianyang[14]
  • Family name: Cai[15]
  • Described by source: History of Song[16]
  • Courtesy name: 季通[17]
  • Posthumous name: 文節[18]
  • Art name: 牧菴[19], 西山先生[20]

FAQs

Who were Cai Yuanding's parents?

Cai Yuanding's father was Cai Fa[5].

What did Cai Yuanding do for work?

Cai Yuanding worked as a teacher[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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