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Han Yu

Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician (768–824)

  • Fame54.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia6.8K
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Lived 768–824, aged 56China
ChinaChinaWritersWriter / Author
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    45 languages
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  • Era
    768–824
    Aged 56
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

Han Yu, courtesy name Tuizhi, and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism. Described as "comparable in stature to Dante, Shakespeare or Goethe" for his influence on the Chinese literary tradition, Han Yu stood for strong central authority in politics and orthodoxy in cultural matters.

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In the 9th century
#20
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the 2010s
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Echoed
7 decades
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