Gang Il-sun

Korean new religious movement founder (1871 – 1909 )
Person human Q5520922
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Gang Il-sun

Summary

Gang Il-sun is a human[1]. He was born in Jeongeup[2]. He was born on +1871-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Korean Empire[4]. He died on +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a religious leader[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gang Il-sun's place of birth was Jeongeup[2].
  • Gang Il-sun was born in Ipyeong-myeon[8].
  • Gang Il-sun died in Korean Empire[4].
  • Gang Il-sun was born on +1871-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gang Il-sun died on +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Gang Il-sun held citizenship in Korean Empire[9].
  • Gang Il-sun held citizenship in Joseon[10].
  • Gang Il-sun worked as a religious leader[6].
  • Gang Il-sun's image is recorded as 강일순 초상.jpg[11].
  • Gang Il-sun is recorded as male[12].
  • Gang Il-sun's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Gang Il-sun's ISNI is recorded as 0000000026182325[14].
  • Gang Il-sun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13638131[15].
  • Gang Il-sun's GND ID is recorded as 1147235538[16].
  • Gang Il-sun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81100930[17].
  • Gang Il-sun's Commons category is recorded as Jeung San Do[18].
  • Gang Il-sun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08_sgq[19].
  • Gang Il-sun's family name is recorded as Kang[20].
  • Gang Il-sun's given name is recorded as Il-soon[21].
  • Gang Il-sun's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[22].
  • Gang Il-sun's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kang-Il-sun[23].
  • Gang Il-sun's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '강일순'}[24].
  • Gang Il-sun's courtesy name is recorded as 사옥[25].
  • Gang Il-sun's art name is recorded as 증산[26].
  • Gang Il-sun's FAST ID is recorded as 78742[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Jeongeup[2], a city of South Korea[28], in South Korea[29] and Ipyeong-myeon[8], a myeon[30], in South Korea[31]. Gang Il-sun was born on +1871-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Gang Il-sun's professions included religious leader[6].

Death and Burial

Gang Il-sun died on +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Korean Empire[4].

Why It Matters

Gang Il-sun ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Gang Il-sun born?

Gang Il-sun's place of birth was Jeongeup[2].

Where did Gang Il-sun die?

Gang Il-sun died in Korean Empire[4].

What did Gang Il-sun do for work?

Gang Il-sun worked as religious leader[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . encykorea.aks.ac.kr. encykorea.aks.ac.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . encykorea.aks.ac.kr. encykorea.aks.ac.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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