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imperialism

creation of an unequal relationship between states through domination
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Summary

imperialism is a concept[1]. imperialism ranks in the top 2% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ideology[3], activity[4], doctrine[5], political strategy[6]
  • Subclass of: expansionism[7]
  • Commons category: Imperialism[8]
  • Opposite of: anti-imperialism[9]
  • Has part(s): epistemic violence[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Imperialism[11]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
  • Different from: militarism[17]
  • Practiced by: imperialist[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[19], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]

Why It Matters

imperialism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] imperialism is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

imperialism has been cited as an influence by racism[23], a political ideology[24].

FAQs

Who did imperialism influence?

imperialism has been cited as an influence by racism[23].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wex. law.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Wex. law.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 153
    Gsso id → 002276
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'av', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bar', 'b
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gsso id: 002276, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157137949|imperialism (#157137949)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex, and Sexu"
  2. 10w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → concept, ideology, activity +2
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ Instance of"
  3. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3269
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 3269, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285488|imperialism (#107285488)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Clas"
  4. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → imperialism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: imperialism, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936005|imperialism (#289936005)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  5. 18w ago · Jerimee · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → epistemic violence
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): epistemic violence"
  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0233273-imperialismus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0233273-imperialismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  7. 20w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Kopernikusschule Freigericht
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q1783909, adds FactGrid ID"
  8. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 8710, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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