Yao Wentian

Qing dynasty politician
Person human Q10943337
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Summary

Yao Wentian was born on January 1, 1758[1]. He died on January 1, 1827[2]. He worked as a politician[3]. He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Zhou Yao[5]
  • Child: Q13714579[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Qing dynasty[7]
  • Position held: Minister of Rites of the Qing dynasty[8], Left Censor-in-Chief[9], Q54857359[10], Q54857375[11], Attended the Hanlin Academy[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Ancestral home: Gui'an County[14]
  • Commons category: Yao Wentian[15]
  • Academic degree: zhuangyuan[16], jinshi[17]
  • Family name: Yao[18]
  • Described by source: Qingdai Xuezhe Xiangzhuan[19], Seven Hundred Eminent People of the Qing Dynasty[20], Guochao Xianzheng Shilüe[21], Biographies of the Qing dynasty[22], Guochao Qixian Leizheng[23], Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period[24], Draft History of Qing[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Classical Chinese[26], Old Mandarin[27]
  • Courtesy name: 秋农[28]
  • Posthumous name: 文僖[29]
  • Art name: 梅漪[30], 邃雅堂[31]
  • Writing language: Classical Chinese[32]

FAQs

Who was Yao Wentian married to?

Yao Wentian's spouses include Zhou Yao[5].

What did Yao Wentian do for work?

Yao Wentian worked as a politician[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Qing Dynasty literary family and marriage Pedigree. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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