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The Book of Five Rings

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The Book of Five Rings

Summary

The Book of Five Rings is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,694 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book of Five Rings authored Q193344[3].
  • The Book of Five Rings's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Book of Five Rings's genre is list of Chinese military texts[5].
  • five elements is named after The Book of Five Rings[6].
  • The Book of Five Rings's Commons category is recorded as Go Rin No Sho[7].
  • The Book of Five Rings's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Japanese[8].
  • The Book of Five Rings's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • The Book of Five Rings was published on 1642[10].
  • The Book of Five Rings's has edition or translation is recorded as Kniha pěti kruhů[11].
  • The Book of Five Rings's has edition or translation is recorded as Q112500174[12].
  • The Book of Five Rings's has edition or translation is recorded as Kniha pěti kruhů[13].
  • The Book of Five Rings's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126672545[14].
  • The Book of Five Rings's work available at URL is recorded as http://lib.ru/DO/m6m.txt[15].
  • The Book of Five Rings's location of creation is recorded as Reigandō[16].
  • The Book of Five Rings's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '五輪書'}[17].
  • The Book of Five Rings's name in kana is recorded as ごりんしょ[18].
  • The Book of Five Rings's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The Book of Five Rings's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].

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Authorship and Creation

The Book of Five Rings authored Q193344[3].

Publication

The Book of Five Rings was published on 1642[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Japanese[8]. Its genre is list of Chinese military texts[5].

Why It Matters

The Book of Five Rings ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,694 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Japan literary work public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.
  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. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id → 00627252
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  2. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Country of origin → —
    Named after → five elements
    Country of origin → Japan
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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