Person50–121
Cai Lun
Palace eunuch of the Eastern Han and head of the imperial workshops who in 105 presented an improved method of making paper to Emperor He; he was later revered in China as the god of papermaking. He took poison in 121.
- Dates
- between 50 and 62 – 121
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- East Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia in the 1st–5th centuries
Events
- Cai Lun presents papermaking to the Han court105 · East Asia