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Vedic period

ancient South Asian historical period
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Summary

Vedic period is a civilization[1]. It draws 5,576 Wikipedia views per month (civilization category, ranking #5 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: India[3]
  • Instance of: historical period[4]
  • Named after: Vedas[5]
  • Commons category: Vedic period[6]
  • Start time: 1500 BC[7]
  • End time: 500 BC[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vedic period[9]
  • Time period: Iron Age India[10], Bronze Age India[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

Vedic period has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

India

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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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    Start time → -1500-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time → -0500-00-00T00:00:00Z
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