Yang Yan

Chinese chancellor (727-781)
Person human Q1284055
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Yang Yan

Summary

Yang Yan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fengxiang District[2]. He was born on +0727-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +0781-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Fengxiang District[2], Yang Yan…
  • Yang Yan was born on +0727-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yang Yan died on +0781-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Yang Yan's father was Yang Bo[8].
  • Yang Yan held citizenship in Tang dynasty[9].
  • Yang Yan's professions included painter[5].
  • Yang Yan worked as a poet[6].
  • Yang Yan held the position of Chancellor of the Tang dynasty[10].
  • Yang Yan is recorded as male[11].
  • Yang Yan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Yang Yan's ancestral home is recorded as Fufeng County[13].
  • Yang Yan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063389763[14].
  • Yang Yan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43168341[15].
  • Yang Yan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81123335[16].
  • Yang Yan's IdRef ID is recorded as 137103212[17].
  • Yang Yan's CBDB ID is recorded as 0020876[18].
  • Yang Yan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07m19p[19].
  • Yang Yan's family name is recorded as Yang[20].
  • Yang Yan's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[21].
  • Yang Yan's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1324379[22].
  • Yang Yan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[23].
  • Yang Yan's described by source is recorded as Old Book of Tang[24].
  • Yang Yan's described by source is recorded as New Book of Tang[25].
  • Yang Yan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Yang-Yan[26].
  • Yang Yan's courtesy name is recorded as 公南[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Yang Yan was born in Fengxiang District[2]. He was born on +0727-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Yang Bo[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[5] and poet[6]. Yang Yan held the position of Chancellor of the Tang dynasty[10].

Death and Burial

Yang Yan died on +0781-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Yang Yan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Yang Yan born?

Yang Yan was born in Fengxiang District[2].

Who were Yang Yan's parents?

Yang Yan's father was Yang Bo[8].

What did Yang Yan do for work?

Yang Yan worked as painter[5] and poet[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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