1740 Batavia massacre

Pogrom of ethnic Chinese in the port city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies
Event mass_murder Q1150578
1740 Batavia massacre
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Summary

1740 Batavia massacre is a mass murder[1]. It draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (mass_murder category, ranking #57 of 157).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1740 Batavia massacre is located in Jakarta[3].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre is in the country of Dutch East Indies[4].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder[5].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre's Commons category is recorded as 1740 Batavia massacre[6].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre began on October 9, 1740[7].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre ended on October 22, 1740[8].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre occurred on 1740[9].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6.130825, 'lon': 106.799125}[10].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre resulted in {'amount': '+10000'} deaths[11].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+3000'}[12].
  • 1740 Batavia massacre's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[13].

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When and Where

1740 Batavia massacre occurred on 1740[9]. It began on October 9, 1740[7]. It ended on October 22, 1740[8]. It is in the country of Dutch East Indies[4].

Context

1740 Batavia massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder[5].

Outcome and Impact

1740 Batavia massacre resulted in {'amount': '+10000'} deaths[11].

Why It Matters

1740 Batavia massacre draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (mass_murder category, ranking #57 of 157).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of → mass murder
    Start time → +1740-10-09T00:00:00Z
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