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Nika Riots

rebellion in the Byzantine empire
Event Rebellion Q162665

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
rebellion, sports riot[3]
Country
Byzantine Empire, Turkey[1][2]
Location
Constantinople[4]
Damaged
Constantinople[9]
Destroyed
Hagia Sophia[10]
Participant
Byzantine Empire, racing factions[7][8]
Point in time
January 532[5]
Sport
chariot racing[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nika riot en red and blue riots en Nike revolt en Nika Riots en Nika rebellion ar تمرد نيكا cs povstání Níká da Nika-opstanden de Nika-Aufstand el Στάση του Νίκα es Disturbios de Niká es disturbios de Nika fa شورش نیکا fi Nika-kapina fr sédition Nika he מרידת ניקה he מהומות ניקה hu Nika-felkelés id Kerusuhan Nika it rivolta di Nika
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Turkey-03228 - Hippodrome of Constantinople (11312626353).jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
088ac912-7500-4367-a24f-f6eeae939c61
Biblissima authority ID
Armand Fallières
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Nika-insurrection
Freebase ID
/m/01lcc1
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nikaopprøret
Lex ID
Nika-opstanden
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3947687
Topic's main category
Category:Nika riots

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← Participated in conflict 3
Belisarius, Mundus, racing factions
Participant 2
Byzantine Empire, racing factions
Country 1
Byzantine Empire
Damaged 1
Constantinople
Destroyed 1
Hagia Sophia
Instance of 1
rebellion
Location 1
Constantinople
Sport 1
chariot racing
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  1. 23w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Destroyed → Hagia Sophia
    Topic's main category → Category:Nika riots
    Sport → chariot racing
    Point in time → January 532
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Country: Turkey"
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