What is Burebista known for?

Burebista is known for uniting the Getae and Dacians into a centralized kingdom and enhancing its military and political power in the 1st century BC.

When did Burebista live?

He lived from approximately 90 BC until his death in 44 BC.

What was Burebista's impact on ancient Dacia?

He transformed a fragmented tribal region into a unified kingdom, which increased its regional influence and set the stage for later Dacian resistance to Rome.

What led to Burebista's death?

He was assassinated in 44 BC, reportedly due to internal dissent or political intrigue, leading to the fragmentation of his kingdom.

What happened to Burebista's kingdom after his death?

After his assassination, the unified Dacian state fragmented, which weakened its ability to resist external threats, particularly from the expanding Roman Empire.

Burebista

1st-century BC Thracian king of the Getae and Dacians

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Facts

10 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[6]
Date of birth: 90 BC
Date of death: 44 BC
Country of citizenship: Dacia^[4]
Occupation: king
Position held: King of Dacia^[5]
Work location: Dacia^[8]
Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa^[9]
Noble title: king^[7]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 365159474180.8B (77.7M–688159234396.6B, n=6)
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n84069962
GND ID: 118666096
BHCL UUID: 57661f7f-d9ae-4de9-8123-746ebbadfec5
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00584150
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Burebista
FAST ID: 1810362
Freebase ID: /m/01lhjv
Goodreads character ID: 998999
IdRef ID: 086025775
J9U entity ID: 987014797765005171

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Lex ID: Burebistas
NL CR AUT ID: jo20211135592
NUKAT ID: n2012169460
National Library of Greece ID: 98655
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9811357226205606
National Virtual Library of India ID: 479006
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 1197
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095535999
Quora topic ID: Burebista
RERO ID (legacy): A010058431
Rodovid ID: 90413
ToposText person ID: 9046
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/57654
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJrm34pBJB48wqgCDxPG73

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Country of citizenship 1

Dacia

Described by source 1

Pauly–Wissowa

Heads of government of 1

Dacia

Instance of 1

human

Noble title 1

king

Occupation 1

king

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Dacia

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Summary

Burebista was born on 90 BC^[1]. He died on 44 BC^[2]. He worked as a king^[3].

FAQs

What did Burebista do for work?

Burebista worked as a king^[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[6] ↑ Burebista — sex or gender (P21): male. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-29. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Burebista — country of citizenship (P27): Dacia. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Burebista — position held (P39): King of Dacia. romanianhistoryandculture.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02. romanianhistoryandculture.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Burebista — noble title (P97): king. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Burebista — occupation (P106): king. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Burebista — date of birth (P569): 90 BC. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Burebista — date of death (P570): 44 BC. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Burebista — work location (P937): Dacia. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-01-29. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Burebista — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.

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17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

J9U entity ID → 987014797765005171

"Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014797765005171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Country of citizenship → Dacia

Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa

Sex or gender → male

Occupation → king

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