’Phags-pa script
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The ’Phags-pa script is a historical writing system devised in the 13th century for the Mongol Empire to serve as a unified script for multiple languages, including Mongolian and Chinese.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ’Phags-pa script canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
historical script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Kublai Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Central Asian writing system ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Kublai Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phagpa Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
epigraphic decipherment
ⓘ
scholarly study ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Tibetan script ⓘ |
| developedFor | Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adapted to write Chinese syllables
ⓘ
based on Tibetan letter shapes rotated for vertical writing ⓘ distinct letters for vowels and consonants ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | early attempt at a pan-Eurasian imperial script ⓘ |
| iso15924Code | Phag ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Phagpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official script of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| purpose | unified script for the Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Mongolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuan dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
classical Mongolian script
ⓘ
traditional Chinese characters ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOrientation | columns ordered left-to-right ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| unicodeBlock | Phags-pa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unicodeRange | U+A840–U+A87F ⓘ |
| use |
Chinese language
ⓘ
Mongolian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit language ⓘ Tibetan language ⓘ Uyghur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yuan dynasty administration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coins
ⓘ
imperial inscriptions ⓘ official documents ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
multilingual edicts
ⓘ
trilingual inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingDirection | vertical ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | segmental alphabet ⓘ |
| yearCreated | 1260s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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