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Lan Yu

Chinese general (1330-1393)
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Lan Yu

Summary

Lan Yu is a human[1]. He was born in Dingyuan County[2]. He was born on +1330-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1393-03-22T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military commander[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lan Yu was born in Dingyuan County[2].
  • Lan Yu was born on +1330-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lan Yu died on +1393-03-22T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Lan Yu held citizenship in Chinese Empire[8].
  • Lan Yu held citizenship in Ming dynasty[9].
  • Lan Yu's professions included politician[5].
  • Lan Yu worked as a military commander[6].
  • Lan Yu's religion is recorded as Islam[10].
  • Lan Yu is recorded as male[11].
  • Lan Yu's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Lan Yu's ancestral home is recorded as Dingyuan County[13].
  • Lan Yu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000052423604[14].
  • Lan Yu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14718622[15].
  • Lan Yu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2004012806[16].
  • Lan Yu's CBDB ID is recorded as 0066343[17].
  • The cause of death was flaying[18].
  • Lan Yu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025tbx1[19].
  • Lan Yu's family name is recorded as Lan[20].
  • Lan Yu's significant event is recorded as Lan Yu Case[21].
  • Lan Yu's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 188619380[22].
  • Lan Yu's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[23].
  • Lan Yu's described by source is recorded as Guochao xianzheng lu[24].
  • Lan Yu's described by source is recorded as History of Ming[25].
  • Lan Yu's FAST ID is recorded as 1829837[26].
  • Lan Yu's Shanghai Library person ID is recorded as xf8udfp6cc7hvg35[27].

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Origins and Family

Lan Yu was born in Dingyuan County[2]. He was born on +1330-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[5] and military commander[6].

Personal Life

Lan Yu's religion is recorded as Islam[10].

Death and Burial

Lan Yu died on +1393-03-22T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was flaying[18].

Why It Matters

Lan Yu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Lan Yu born?

Born in Dingyuan County[2], Lan Yu…

What did Lan Yu do for work?

Lan Yu worked as politician[5] and military commander[6].

Related Entities

Chinese Empire Ming dynasty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Academia Sinica Name Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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