Chiyou

legendary ancient Chinese tribal leader of the 9 Li tribes (Jiuli) who fought or rebeled against the Yellow Emperor, sometimes credited with the development of metallurgy or metal weaponry
Intangible legendary_figure Q1147255
Chiyou
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Chiyou

Summary

Chiyou is a legendary figure[1]. Chiyou worked as a traditional leader or chief[2] and rebel[3]. Chiyou ranks in the top 9% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Chiyou held citizenship in Jiuli[5].
  • Chiyou worked as a traditional leader or chief[2].
  • Chiyou worked as a rebel[3].
  • Chiyou's image is recorded as 山东省沂南县 汉画像石 蚩尤五兵.jpg[6].
  • Chiyou is recorded as male[7].
  • Chiyou's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[8].
  • Chiyou's instance of is recorded as culture hero[9].
  • Chiyou's said to be the same as is recorded as Yandi[10].
  • Chiyou's said to be the same as is recorded as Jangx Vangb[11].
  • Chiyou's said to be the same as is recorded as Hyōzu no Kami[12].
  • Chiyou's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Zhuolu[13].
  • Chiyou's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028shg[14].
  • Chiyou's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Chiyou[15].
  • Chiyou's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '蚩尤'}[16].
  • Chiyou's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 20007585[17].
  • Chiyou's enemy is recorded as Yellow Emperor[18].
  • Chiyou's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 치우[19].
  • Chiyou's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 136495[20].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include traditional leader or chief[2] and rebel[3].

Why It Matters

Chiyou ranks in the top 9% of legendary_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[4] Chiyou has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Chiyou is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What did Chiyou do for work?

Chiyou worked as traditional leader or chief[2] and rebel[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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