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Songyun

Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, and writer during the Northern & Southern dynastic period
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
500
Date of death
600
Place of birth
Dunhuang
Country of citizenship
Northern Wei[7]
Occupation
writer, Buddhist monk, traveler
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[8]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[15]
Different from
Song Woon[12]
End of work period
521[14]
Family name
Song[10]
Name in native language
宋雲[11]
Start of work period
518[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sung-yün en Sung Yün en Songyun en Song Yun en Sung-yun en Sung Yun de Song yun tse de Song-yun-tse he סונג יון ja 宋雲 ru Сун Юнь zh 宋云
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
291813139
GND ID
1089465513
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02144761
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
37tB6J
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
548765
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Song-Yun
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
song-yun
Freebase ID
/m/0b76mph
IdRef ID
194573192
National Virtual Library of India ID
262414
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
090849965
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh97qw8QpFwRWTRPChHC

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Occupation 3
writer, Buddhist monk, traveler
Country of citizenship 1
Northern Wei
Family name 1
Song
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Dunhuang
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Dunhuang[1], he… he was born in 500[2]. He died in 600[3]. He worked as a writer[4], Buddhist monk[5], and traveler[6].

FAQs

Where was Songyun born?

Songyun was born in Dunhuang[1].

What did Songyun do for work?

Songyun worked as writer[4], Buddhist monk[5], and traveler[6].

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 37tB6J
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