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Indian epic poetry

epic poetry of the Indian subcontinent
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Summary

Indian epic poetry ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Indian epic poetry is a type of epic poem[2].
  • Indian epic poetry's language of work or name is recorded as Epic Sanskrit[3].
  • Indian epic poetry's topic's main category is recorded as Q7778736[4].

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Definition and Type

Indian epic poetry is a type of epic poem[2].

Why It Matters

Indian epic poetry ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . 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. 6d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'en', 'fa', 'hi', 'it', 'kn', 'ko', 'pa', 'pnb', 'te', 'ur', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge sitelink to redirect from zhwiki sitelink; sitelink points to a non-redirect page #msynbotTask10"
  2. 17w ago · GrimRob · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Epic Sanskrit
    Subclass of → epic poem
    Topic's main category → Q7778736
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: epic poem"
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