Home › Entities › aspect_of_history › Axial Age

Axial Age

pivotal age characterizing history and philosophy from the 8th to 3rd centuries BCE
Intangible aspect_of_history Q340742
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Axial Age

Summary

Axial Age is an aspect of history[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Axial Age is credited with the discovery of Karl Jaspers[3].
  • Axial Age's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[4].
  • Axial Age's instance of is recorded as periodization[5].
  • Axial Age's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Achsenzeit'}[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include aspect of history[4] and periodization[5].

Why It Matters

Axial Age has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Karl Jaspers

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Axial Age. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/axial-age
MLA “Axial Age.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/axial-age.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_axial-age_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Axial Age}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/axial-age}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Axial Age — https://4ort.xyz/entity/axial-age (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/axial-age · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → aspect of history, periodization
    Aliases → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Karl Jaspers
    P14541 → ['2xT6ny', '3rg5ab']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.