Wu Han

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Wu Han was a prominent Chinese historian and politician whose critical play about a Ming dynasty official became a key trigger for the Cultural Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historian
person
playwright
politician
arrestedBy Chinese authorities
authorOf Hai Rui Dismissed from Office
causeOfDeath ill-treatment during Cultural Revolution
persecution
countryOfCitizenship China
criticizedBy Gang of Four
Yao Wenyuan
dateOfBirth 1909-03-11
dateOfDeath 1969-10-11
educatedAt Tsinghua University
employer Peking University
Tsinghua University
era 20th-century Chinese history
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
familyName Wu
fieldOfWork Chinese history
Ming dynasty history
history
gender male
genre historical drama
givenName Han
hasInfluenced Chinese historiography of the Ming dynasty
political discourse in early People’s Republic of China
influencedEvent Cultural Revolution
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
memberOf Beijing Municipal Government
surface form: Beijing municipal government

China Democratic League
movement Chinese Communist Revolution (intellectual supporter)
name Wu Han self-link
nationality Chinese
notableFor role in events leading to the Cultural Revolution
writing a critical play about Ming dynasty official Hai Rui
notableWork Hai Rui Dismissed from Office
occupation historian
politician
professor
placeOfBirth Yiwu County
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Zhejiang Province
placeOfDeath Beijing
surface form: Beijing, China
positionHeld Deputy Mayor of Beijing
Professor at Peking University
Professor at Tsinghua University
Vice Mayor of Beijing
targetOf Cultural Revolution political campaigns

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Wu hasNotableBearer Wu Han
Wu Han name Wu Han self-link