Hai Rui

Chinese politician (1514-1587)
Person human Q934891
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Summary

Hai Rui was born on January 23, 1514[1], in Qiongshan District[2]. He died on November 13, 1587[3], in Nanjing[4]. He worked as a scholar-official[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Tomb of Hai Rui[7]
  • Father: Hai Han[8]
  • Child: Hai Zhongdi[9], Hai Zhongliang[10], Hai Zhongqi[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Ming dynasty[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[13], Neo-Confucianism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Ancestral home: Qiongshan[16]
  • Commons category: Hai Rui[17]
  • Family name: Hai[18]
  • Given name: Rui[19]
  • Described by source: Guochao xianzheng lu[20], History of Ming[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Classical Chinese[22], Old Mandarin[23]
  • Name in native language: 海瑞[24]
  • Courtesy name: 汝賢[25], 國開[26], 應麟[27]
  • Posthumous name: 忠介[28]
  • Art name: 筆床博士[29], 剛[30], 剛峯[31], 剛峰[32]
  • Writing language: Classical Chinese[33]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[34]
  • P14541: QAQky[35]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Hai Rui include Hai Rui Dismissed from Office[36], a literary work[37], written by Wu Han[38].

Why It Matters

Hai Rui has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for him include Hai Rui Dismissed from Office[36], a literary work[37], written by Wu Han[38].

FAQs

Where was Hai Rui born?

Hai Rui was born in Qiongshan District[2].

Where did Hai Rui die?

Hai Rui passed away in Nanjing[4].

Who were Hai Rui's parents?

Hai Rui's father was Hai Han[8].

What did Hai Rui do for work?

Hai Rui worked as a scholar-official[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . China Biographical Database. 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] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Nanjing
    Prabook id → 726480, 2326721
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Family name → Hai
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