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historical novel

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historical novel

Summary

historical novel is a novel genre[1]. It draws 1,221 Wikipedia views per month (novel_genre category, ranking #23 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • historical novel's instance of is recorded as novel genre[3].
  • historical novel's instance of is recorded as literary genre by form[4].
  • historical novel's genre is historical prose literature[5].
  • historical novel is a type of novel[6].
  • historical novel is a type of historical prose literature[7].
  • historical novel's Commons category is recorded as Historical novels[8].
  • historical novel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Historical novels[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include novel genre[3] and literary genre by form[4]. Recorded subclass of include novel[6] and historical prose literature[7].

Why It Matters

historical novel draws 1,221 Wikipedia views per month (novel_genre category, ranking #23 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Maundwiki · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0309731-historicky-roman
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q4263830]]"
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