Jiang Ziya

military strategist of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou
Person human Q701488
Jiang Ziya
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Jiang Ziya

Summary

Jiang Ziya is a human[1]. Born in Ju County[2], he… he was born on 1128 BC[3]. He died on 1015 BC[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and strategist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jiang Ziya's place of birth was Ju County[2].
  • Jiang Ziya was born on 1128 BC[3].
  • Jiang Ziya died on 1015 BC[4].
  • A child of Jiang Ziya was Duke Ding of Qi[8].
  • A child of Jiang Ziya was Yi Jiang[9].
  • Jiang Ziya held citizenship in Western Zhou[10].
  • Classical Chinese was Jiang Ziya's native language[11].
  • Jiang Ziya's professions included politician[5].
  • Jiang Ziya's professions included strategist[6].
  • Jiang Ziya held the position of military advisor[12].
  • Jiang Ziya is recorded as male[13].
  • Jiang Ziya's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jiang Ziya's Commons category is recorded as Jiang Ziya[15].
  • Jiang Ziya's family name is recorded as Jiang[16].
  • Jiang Ziya's family name is recorded as Lü[17].
  • Jiang Ziya's given name is recorded as Wang[18].
  • Jiang Ziya's given name is recorded as Shàng[19].
  • Jiang Ziya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Classical Chinese[20].
  • Jiang Ziya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '姜子牙'}[21].
  • Jiang Ziya's courtesy name is recorded as 子牙[22].
  • Jiang Ziya's different from is recorded as Jiang Ziya[23].
  • Jiang Ziya's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[24].

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Origins and Family

Jiang Ziya was born in Ju County[2]. He was born on 1128 BC[3]. Classical Chinese was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[5] and strategist[6]. Jiang Ziya held the position of military advisor[12].

Personal Life

Children include Duke Ding of Qi[8], of Qi[25] and Yi Jiang[9].

Death and Burial

Jiang Ziya died on 1015 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Jiang Ziya ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to him include Six Secret Teachings[28], a literary work[29].

FAQs

Where was Jiang Ziya born?

Jiang Ziya's place of birth was Ju County[2].

What did Jiang Ziya do for work?

Jiang Ziya worked as politician[5] and strategist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . 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. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation politician, strategist
    Military, police or special rank Q83460
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  2. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child Duke Ding of Qi, Yi Jiang
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed Classical Chinese
    Given name Wang, Shàng
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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