Tian

The Chinese conception of Heaven as a cosmic force, a high god under the Zhou, and the realm of the Taoist celestial bureaucracy
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Tian

Summary

Tian is a theonym[1]. Tian draws 491 Wikipedia views per month (theonym category, ranking #9 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tian's instance of is recorded as theonym[3].
  • Tian's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity[4].
  • Tian's said to be the same as is recorded as Shangdi[5].
  • Tian's said to be the same as is recorded as Jade Emperor[6].
  • Tian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f3f8[7].
  • Tian's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[8].
  • Tian's manifestation of is recorded as supreme deity[9].
  • Tian's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779802804[10].
  • Tian's Krugosvet article is recorded as gumanitarnye_nauki/filosofiya/TYAN.html[11].
  • Tian's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3987253[12].
  • Tian's McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID is recorded as T/teen[13].
  • Tian's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779802804[14].

Why It Matters

Tian draws 491 Wikipedia views per month (theonym category, ranking #9 of 19).[2] Tian has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Tian is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “Tian.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tian.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tian_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tian}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tian}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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