Yŏn Kaesomun

Goguryeo military dictator (603–666)
Person human Q701717
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Yŏn Kaesomun

Summary

Yŏn Kaesomun is a human[1]. He was born in Goguryeo[2]. He was born on +0603-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Goguryeo[4]. He died on +0666-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military leader[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yŏn Kaesomun's place of birth was Goguryeo[2].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun died in Goguryeo[4].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun was born on +0603-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun died on +0666-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's father was Yŏn T'aejo[8].
  • A child of Yŏn Kaesomun was Yŏn Namsan[9].
  • A child of Yŏn Kaesomun was Yŏn Namsaeng[10].
  • A child of Yŏn Kaesomun was Yŏn Namgŏn[11].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun held citizenship in Goguryeo[12].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's professions included military leader[6].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's image is recorded as Yon Kaesomun.gif[13].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun is recorded as male[14].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's ISNI is recorded as 0000000444593098[16].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28337079[17].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78078217[18].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's military, police or special rank is recorded as generalissimo[19].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's CBDB ID is recorded as 0148947[20].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's participated in conflict is recorded as Goguryeo–Tang War[21].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m330[22].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's family name is recorded as Yeon[23].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's significant event is recorded as Makji's Rebellion[24].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's topic's main category is recorded as Q18566451[25].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 363571124[26].
  • Yŏn Kaesomun's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '연개소문'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Yŏn Kaesomun was born in Goguryeo[2]. He was born on +0603-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Yŏn T'aejo[8].

Career and Affiliations

Yŏn Kaesomun worked as a military leader[6].

Personal Life

Children include Yŏn Namsan[9], a politician[28], 0639–0701[29], of Tang dynasty[30]; Yŏn Namsaeng[10], a military personnel[31], 0634–0679[32], of Tang dynasty[33]; and Yŏn Namgŏn[11], b. 0635[34].

Death and Burial

Yŏn Kaesomun died on +0666-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Goguryeo[4].

Why It Matters

Yŏn Kaesomun ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Yŏn Kaesomun born?

Born in Goguryeo[2], Yŏn Kaesomun…

Where did Yŏn Kaesomun die?

Yŏn Kaesomun died in Goguryeo[4].

Who were Yŏn Kaesomun's parents?

Yŏn Kaesomun's father was Yŏn T'aejo[8].

What did Yŏn Kaesomun do for work?

Yŏn Kaesomun worked as military leader[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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