Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song

eight renown Chinese essayists of the Tang and Song dynasties
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Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song

Summary

Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song is an octet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song's field of work was essay[3].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song is in the country of Tang dynasty[4].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song is in the country of Song dynasty[5].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song's instance of is recorded as octet[6].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song's instance of is recorded as octad[7].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Han Yu[8].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Liu Zongyuan[9].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Ouyang Xiu[10].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Su Shi[11].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Su Zhe[12].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Wang Anshi[13].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Zeng Gong[14].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song comprises Su Xun[15].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song[16].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song's topic has template is recorded as Template:Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song[17].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song dates from the Tang dynasty[18].
  • Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song dates from the Song dynasty[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include octet[6] and octad[7].

Use and Application

Components include Han Yu[8], a poet[20], 0768–0824[21], of Tang dynasty[22], specialised in philosophy[23]; Liu Zongyuan[9], a poet[24], 0773–0819[25], of Tang dynasty[26]; Ouyang Xiu[10], a poet[27], 1007–1072[28], of Northern Song dynasty[29]; Su Shi[11], a poet[30], 1037–1101[31], of Northern Song dynasty[32], specialised in poetry[33]; Su Zhe[12], a poet[34], 1039–1112[35], of Song dynasty[36]; and Wang Anshi[13], an economist[37], 1021–1086[38], of Song dynasty[39], specialised in economics[40].

Why It Matters

Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of octet, octad
    Topic has template Template:Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song
    Has part(s) Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu +5
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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