in 48
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
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THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Cai Lun
Chinese official credited with inventing paper (died 121)
Cai Lun has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 50 in Leiyang, People's Republic of China.
Born
in 50
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 121
- Birthplace
- Leiyang, People's Republic of China
- Professions
- eunuch, inventor, politician, beamter
- Citizenship
- Han dynasty
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 50 (Integrated Authority File) or in 48 (No external source identified).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Cai Lun born?
Cai Lun was born in Leiyang, People's Republic of China.