Shennong

legendary Chinese culture hero and god
Person mythological_king Q313336
Shennong
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Shennong

Summary

Shennong is a mythological king[1]. He worked as a traditional leader or chief[2]. He draws 7,099 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_king category, ranking #4 of 37).[3]

Key Facts

  • Shennong's father was Shaodian[4].
  • Shennong worked as a traditional leader or chief[2].
  • Shennong is recorded as male[5].
  • Shennong's instance of is recorded as mythological king[6].
  • Shennong's Commons category is recorded as Shennong[7].
  • Shennong's said to be the same as is recorded as Yandi[8].
  • Shennong's said to be the same as is recorded as Chidi (Chinese God)[9].
  • Shennong's worshipped by is recorded as Chinese folk religion[10].
  • Shennong's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Shennong's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Shennong's native label is recorded as 神農[13].
  • Shennong's P14541 is recorded as 2rI7dx[14].
  • Shennong's P14541 is recorded as 2cMhdM[15].
  • Shennong's P14750 is recorded as ECDD-CB94-9171-2B7A-AA85[16].

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Origins and Family

Shennong's father was Shaodian[4].

Career and Affiliations

Shennong's professions included traditional leader or chief[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shennong include Mount Byōbu[17], a mountain[18], in Japan[19].

Why It Matters

Shennong draws 7,099 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_king category, ranking #4 of 37).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to him include Shennong Bencaojing[22], a written work[23]. Entities named for him include Mount Byōbu[17], a mountain[18], in Japan[19].

FAQs

Who were Shennong's parents?

Shennong's father was Shaodian[4].

What did Shennong do for work?

Shennong worked as traditional leader or chief[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Shaodian
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P22]]: [[Q4302144]]"
  2. 22d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geni.com profile id → 6000000130192002822
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2600]]: 6000000130192002822"
  3. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → ECDD-CB94-9171-2B7A-AA85
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: ECDD-CB94-9171-2B7A-AA85, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q297806
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297806, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  5. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2rI7dx, 2cMhdM
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 19w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Local thumb → —
    Said to be the same as → Yandi, Chidi (Chinese God)
    Instance of → mythological king
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q15869982]]"
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