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Jizya

Islamic poll tax on non-Muslims
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Summary

Jizya is an Islamic term[1]. Jizya ranks in the top 3% of islamic term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,789 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
  • Subclass of: poll tax[4]
  • Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[5]
  • Partially coincident with: poll tax in the Ottoman Empire[6]
  • Different from: zakāt[7]
  • Practiced by: dhimmi[8]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam[9]

Why It Matters

Jizya has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Jizya is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jizya_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jizya}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jizya}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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