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proxy war

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proxy war

Summary

proxy war is a type of war[1]. It draws 2,509 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_war category, ranking #6 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • proxy war's instance of is recorded as type of war[3].
  • proxy war is a type of war[4].
  • proxy war's Commons category is recorded as Proxy wars[5].
  • proxy war's has list is recorded as list of proxy wars[6].

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Definition and Type

proxy war's instance of is recorded as type of war[3]. It is a type of war[4].

Why It Matters

proxy war draws 2,509 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_war category, ranking #6 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). proxy war. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/proxy-war
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_proxy-war_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{proxy war}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/proxy-war}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of proxy wars
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → war
    Instance of → type of war
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39234, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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