Tongdian

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Tongdian

Summary

Tongdian is a literary work[1]. Tongdian ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tongdian authored Du You[3].
  • Tongdian's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Tongdian's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • Tongdian's Commons category is recorded as 通典[6].
  • Tongdian's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7].
  • Tongdian's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141245735[8].
  • Tongdian's main subject is history of China[9].
  • Tongdian's main subject is Chinese culture[10].
  • Tongdian's main subject is legal history[11].
  • Tongdian's title is recorded as 通典[12].
  • Tongdian's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • Tongdian's form of creative work is recorded as encyclopedia[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tongdian authored Du You[3].

Publication

Tongdian's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include history of China[9], Chinese culture[10], and legal history[11].

Why It Matters

Tongdian ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] Tongdian has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Tongdian is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Q141245735
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q141245735]], Add P747 linking works to editions ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/8fd56dec006|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Maimaikokekokko · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Classical Chinese
    Instance of literary work, written work
    Copyright status public domain
    Author Du You
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||lzh */ Edited items. ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/cbb013d5750|details]])"
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