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Intangible year Q30443
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Summary

688 is a year[1]. 688 ranks in the top 5% of year entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: 687[3]
  • Followed by: 689[4]
  • Part of: 680s[5]
  • Commons category: 688[6]
  • Point in time: January 1, 688[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:688[8]
  • Has list: list of state leaders in 688[9]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q31800761[10]
  • Category for births in this time period: Category:688 births[11]
  • Category for deaths in this time period: Category:688 deaths[12]

Why It Matters

688 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] 688 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 688. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/688-q30443
MLA “688.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/688-q30443.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_688-q30443_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{688}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/688-q30443}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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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. 11w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Instance of → —
    Category for deaths in this time period → Category:688 deaths
    Part of → 680s
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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