Medes
ancient Iranian People
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Summary
Medes is an Iranian peoples[1]. They draws 6,475 Wikipedia views per month (iranian peoples category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Mithraic mysteries[3], Zoroastrianism[4], Ancient Iranian religion[5]
- Country: Media[6]
- Instance of: people[7]
- Capital: Ecbatana[8]
- Commons category: Medes[9]
- Inception: 678 BC[10]
- Significant event: Medo-Persian conflict[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Median people[12]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
- Different from: Medi[17], Media[18]
- Language used: Median[19]
- Significant person: Deioces[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Medes include Median Kingdom[22], a historical country[23], founded in -0678[24] and medism[25].
Why It Matters
Medes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] They is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for them include Median Kingdom[22], a historical country[23], founded in -0678[24] and medism[25].