ALTERNATE TITLE
中國歷代人物傳記資料庫
CATEGORY
Biographical Data
INSTITUTION
Harvard University
ACCESS
open access
URL
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/cbdb/home
DESCRIPTION
China Biographical Database Project (CBDB / 中國歷代人物傳記資料庫) is a freely accessible relational database containing biographical information about 535,181 individuals as of February 2024, primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries (Tang through Qing dynasties). Developed collaboratively by Harvard University, Academia Sinica, and Peking University, CBDB is one of the largest and most comprehensive prosopographical databases for pre-modern China. The database includes information on kinship relations, social connections, office-holding, examination degrees, literary works, and geographical locations associated with historical figures. CBDB enables researchers to conduct network analysis, study elite circulation, trace intellectual lineages, examine social mobility, and analyze patterns of political power across Chinese dynastic history. The database is continuously expanding through collaborative contributions from scholars worldwide. Data can be accessed through web interface, downloaded for offline analysis, and queried using SQL.
SOURCE LIST
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
TAGS
LAST MODIFIED
2026-01-16