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Burning of books and burying of scholars

event that occurred in ancient China
Event occurrence Q1147887
Burning of books and burying of scholars
Unknown (18??–18??) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Burning of books and burying of scholars

Summary

Burning of books and burying of scholars is an occurrence[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burning of books and burying of scholars's instance of is recorded as occurrence[3].
  • Burning of books and burying of scholars is part of history of China[4].
  • Burning of books and burying of scholars's Commons category is recorded as Burning of books and burying of scholars[5].

Body

Context

Burning of books and burying of scholars is part of history of China[4]. Its instance of is recorded as occurrence[3].

Why It Matters

Burning of books and burying of scholars ranks in the top 6% of occurrence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Burning of books and burying of scholars. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-books-and-burying-of-scholars
MLA “Burning of books and burying of scholars.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-books-and-burying-of-scholars.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_burning-of-books-and-burying-of-scholars_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Burning of books and burying of scholars}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/burning-of-books-and-burying-of-scholars}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Q148
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q148]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785867940901"
  2. 4w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → q5pJg
    Instance of → occurrence
    Part of → history of China
    Part of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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