targe

shield used by European infantry troops from the 13th to 16th centuries
Product weapon_type Q2119869
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targe

Summary

targe is a weapon type[1]. targe draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #243 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • targe's image is recorded as Targe-shield.jpg[3].
  • targe's image is recorded as WLA metmuseum Tournament Shield Targe ca 1450.jpg[4].
  • targe's image is recorded as Highland targe.jpg[5].
  • targe's instance of is recorded as weapon type[6].
  • targe's subclass of is recorded as shield[7].
  • targe's Commons category is recorded as Targes[8].
  • targe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lmg2[9].
  • targe's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300036879[10].
  • targe's Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging is recorded as 8143[11].
  • targe's HERO ID is recorded as 1563[12].
  • targe's Portable Antiquities Scheme object type ID is recorded as TARGE[13].
  • targe's Portable Antiquities Scheme object type ID is recorded as TARGET[14].
  • targe's FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus ID is recorded as 95223[15].
  • targe's FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus ID is recorded as 97425[16].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for targe include targe[17], a currency[18].

Why It Matters

targe draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #243 of 694).[2] targe has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] targe is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for targe include targe[17], a currency[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). targe. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/targe
MLA “targe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/targe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_targe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{targe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/targe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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