Cai Yong

Chinese official and scholar (132-192)
Person human Q707702
Cai Yong
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Cai Yong

Summary

Cai Yong is a human[1]. His place of birth was Qi County[2]. He was born on January 1, 133[3]. He died in Chang'an[4]. He died on January 1, 192[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6], historian[7], writer[8], politician[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Qi County[2], Cai Yong…
  • Cai Yong passed away in Chang'an[4].
  • Cai Yong was born on January 1, 133[3].
  • Cai Yong died on January 1, 192[5].
  • Cai Yong's father was Q123179347[12].
  • A child of Cai Yong was Cai Yan[13].
  • A child of Cai Yong was Q76825195[14].
  • Cai Yong held citizenship in Eastern Han[15].
  • Chinese was Cai Yong's native language[16].
  • Cai Yong is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[17].
  • Cai Yong's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Cai Yong worked as a historian[7].
  • Cai Yong's professions included writer[8].
  • Cai Yong's professions included politician[9].
  • Cai Yong worked as a musician[10].
  • Cai Yong's professions included calligrapher[18].
  • Cai Yong's religion is recorded as Confucianism[19].
  • Cai Yong is recorded as male[20].
  • Cai Yong's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Cai Yong's Commons category is recorded as Cai Yong[22].
  • Cai Yong's family name is recorded as Cai[23].
  • Cai Yong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cai Yong[24].
  • Cai Yong's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[25].
  • Cai Yong's described by source is recorded as Book of the Later Han[26].
  • Cai Yong's described by source is recorded as Dongguan Han Ji[27].

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Origins and Family

Cai Yong was born in Qi County[2]. He was born on January 1, 133[3]. His father was Q123179347[12]. He is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[17]. Chinese was his native language[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6], historian[7], writer[8], politician[9], musician[10], and calligrapher[18].

Personal Life

Children include Cai Yan[13], a poet[28], 0177–0249[29], of Eastern Han[30], specialised in poetry[31] and Q76825195[14]. Cai Yong's religion is recorded as Confucianism[19].

Death and Burial

Cai Yong died on January 1, 192[5]. He died in Chang'an[4].

Why It Matters

Cai Yong ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Cai Yong born?

Cai Yong's place of birth was Qi County[2].

Where did Cai Yong die?

Cai Yong died in Chang'an[4].

Who were Cai Yong's parents?

Cai Yong's father was Q123179347[12].

What did Cai Yong do for work?

Cai Yong worked as astronomer[6], historian[7], writer[8], politician[9], and musician[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'ca', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 31hifD
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → astronomer, historian, writer +3
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Qi County
    Child → Cai Yan, Q76825195
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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