dynasty

sequence of rulers from the same family or lineage, or the period of their rule
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Summary

dynasty ranks in the top 0.48% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,348 views/month, #370 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: noble family[2], lineage[3]
  • Commons category: Dynasties[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dynasties[5]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Pauly–Wissowa[8]
  • Equivalent class: http://pcp-on-web.de/ontology#FamilyDynasty[9]
  • Different from: royal house[10]
  • Properties for this type: P112[11], P571[12], P576[13], P172[14], P94[15], P361[16], P527[17], P119[18]
  • Has list: list of dynasties[19]

Why It Matters

dynasty has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] dynasty is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 13w ago · Shanekusch · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → sequence of rulers from the same family or lineage, or the period of their rule
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ja */"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Properties for this type → P112, P571, P576 +5
    Different from → royal house
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → noble family, lineage
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 9666, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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