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Shōnai Domain

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Summary

Shōnai Domain is a han[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of han entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,996 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dewa Province[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Capital: Tsuruoka[5]
  • Founder: Sakai Tadakatsu[6]
  • Headquarters location: Tsurugaoka Castle[7]
  • Inception: 1622[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shonai Domain[9]
  • Replaced by: Tsuruoka Prefecture[10]
  • Different from: Shōnai-machi[11]
  • Position held by head of the organization: Q141658005[12]

Why It Matters

Shōnai Domain has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4d ago · Lin Xiangru · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dewa Province
    Position held by head of the organization → Q141658005
    Founded by → —
    Replaced by → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Position held by head of the organization: Q141658005, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289723|batch #289723]]"
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