Liu Yan

king of the Southern Han during China's 10th-century Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Era
Person human Q717972
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Liu Yan

Summary

Liu Yan is a human[1]. He was born on +0889-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +0942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a ruler[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Liu Yan was born on +0889-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Liu Yan died on +0942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Liu Yan's father was Liu Zhiqian[6].
  • Liu Yan's mother was Q11125502[7].
  • Among Liu Yan's spouses was Empress Ma[8].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Yaoshu[9].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Guitu[10].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Fen[11].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Cheng[12].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Hongchang[13].
  • A child of Liu Yan was Liu Hongbi[14].
  • Liu Yan held citizenship in Southern Han[15].
  • Liu Yan's professions included ruler[4].
  • Liu Yan is recorded as male[16].
  • Liu Yan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Liu Yan's ancestral home is recorded as Nanhai[18].
  • Liu Yan's CBDB ID is recorded as 0022473[19].
  • Liu Yan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kwmx[20].
  • Liu Yan's family name is recorded as Liu[21].
  • Liu Yan's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A006590[22].
  • Liu Yan's described by source is recorded as Old History of the Five Dynasties[23].
  • Liu Yan's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 185776[24].
  • Liu Yan's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000075324373505[25].
  • Liu Yan's sibling is recorded as Liu Yin[26].
  • Liu Yan's Shanghai Library person ID is recorded as lrot33fv46r6nc8n[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Liu Yan was born on +0889-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Liu Zhiqian[6]. His mother was Q11125502[7].

Career and Affiliations

Liu Yan's professions included ruler[4].

Personal Life

Among Liu Yan's spouses was Empress Ma[8]. Children include Liu Yaoshu[9]; Liu Guitu[10]; Liu Fen[11], a ruler[28], 0920–0943[29], of Southern Han[30]; Liu Cheng[12], a ruler[31], 0920–0958[32], of Southern Han[33]; Liu Hongchang[13], a politician[34], 0901–0944[35]; and Liu Hongbi[14], a military personnel[36].

Death and Burial

Liu Yan died on +0942-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Liu Yan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Who were Liu Yan's parents?

Liu Yan's father was Liu Zhiqian[6]. Liu Yan's mother was Q11125502[7].

Who was Liu Yan married to?

Liu Yan's spouses include Empress Ma[8].

What did Liu Yan do for work?

Liu Yan worked as ruler[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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