Liu Yan

chancellor in the Tang Dynasty
Person human Q6653828
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Liu Yan was born on 716[1]. He died on 780[2]. He worked as an economist[3] and poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 715[6]
  • Father: Liu Zhihui[7]
  • Child: Liu Zongjing[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Tang dynasty[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Ancestral home: Chang'an County[11]
  • Cause of death: intoxication[12]
  • Family name: Liu[13]
  • Manner of death: suicide[14], capital punishment[15]
  • Described by source: Old Book of Tang[16], New Book of Tang[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[18]
  • Courtesy name: 士安[19]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[20]
  • P14541: 2LMmLa[21], 4RkFu5[22]

Why It Matters

Liu Yan is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Who were Liu Yan's parents?

Liu Yan's father was Liu Zhihui[7].

What did Liu Yan do for work?

Liu Yan worked as an economist[3] and poet[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Liu Yan. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/liu-yan-q6653828
MLA “Liu Yan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 29 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/liu-yan-q6653828.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_liu-yan-q6653828_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Liu Yan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/liu-yan-q6653828}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-29}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Liu Yan — https://4ort.xyz/entity/liu-yan-q6653828 (retrieved 2026-10-29)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/liu-yan-q6653828 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2LMmLa, 4RkFu5
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    Citizenship → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.