Xiongnu

Ancient Chinese empire in Northern Asia
Organization historical_country Q188836
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Xiongnu

Summary

Xiongnu is a historical country[1]. Xiongnu ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,436 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xiongnu was Xiongnu's native language[3].
  • Xiongnu is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Xiongnu's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Xiongnu's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[6].
  • Xiongnu's capital is recorded as Chanyu Ting[7].
  • Xiongnu's official language is recorded as Hunnic[8].
  • Xiongnu's official language is recorded as Mongolian[9].
  • Xiongnu's basic form of government is recorded as khaganate[10].
  • Xiongnu's Commons category is recorded as Xiongnu[11].
  • 300 BC marks the founding of Xiongnu[12].
  • Xiongnu was dissolved in 500[13].
  • Xiongnu's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48, 'longitude': 105}[14].
  • Xiongnu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xiongnu[15].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[17].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Book of Han[18].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Book of Jin[19].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Dongguan Han Ji[20].
  • Xiongnu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Xiongnu's native label is recorded as 匈奴[22].
  • Xiongnu's office held by head of state is recorded as Chanyu[23].
  • Xiongnu's official religion is recorded as Tengrism[24].
  • Xiongnu's official religion is recorded as shamanism[25].
  • Xiongnu's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • Xiongnu's P14541 is recorded as 4eO4VV[27].

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Founding

300 BC marks the founding of Xiongnu[12].

Dissolution

Xiongnu was dissolved in 500[13].

Why It Matters

Xiongnu ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,436 views/month).[2] Xiongnu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Xiongnu is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical country, historical ethnic group
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q41710]]"
  2. 23d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM481076
    Instance of → historical country, historical ethnic group
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM481076, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  3. 28d ago · InactiveSponge · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical country, historical ethnic group
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q41710]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4eO4VV
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 17w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → 匈奴
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: 匈奴"
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