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Louisiana Purchase

1803 acquisition by the U.S. of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana
Event transfer_of_sovereignty Q193155
Louisiana Purchase
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Summary

Louisiana Purchase is a transfer of sovereignty[1]. It draws 20,259 Wikipedia views per month (transfer of sovereignty category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Commons category: Louisiana Purchase[4]
  • Point in time: April 30, 1803[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Louisiana Purchase[6]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[8], New International Encyclopedia[9], The New Student's Reference Work[10]
  • Replaces: Louisiana[11]
  • Replaced by: District of Louisiana[12]
  • Different from: Louisiana[13]

Why It Matters

Louisiana Purchase has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → louisiana-purchase
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: louisiana-purchase, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941870|louisiana purchase (#289941870)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    P14541 → 2mMrsi
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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