Śakuni

character from Hindu epic Mahabharata
Person character_in_the_mahabharata Q1992668
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Śakuni

Summary

Śakuni is a character in the Mahabharata[1]. He died in Kurukshetra[2]. He ranks in the top 8% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (436 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Śakuni died in Kurukshetra[2].
  • A child of Śakuni was Uluka[4].
  • Śakuni's religion is recorded as Hinduism[5].
  • Śakuni is recorded as male[6].
  • Śakuni's instance of is recorded as character in the Mahabharata[7].
  • Śakuni's family is recorded as Suryavansha[8].
  • Śakuni's killed by is recorded as Sahadeva[9].
  • Śakuni's Commons category is recorded as Shakuni[10].
  • Śakuni's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-শকুনি.wav[11].
  • Śakuni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051pk7[12].
  • Śakuni's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata[13].

Body

Personal Life

A child of Śakuni was Uluka[4]. His religion is recorded as Hinduism[5].

Death and Burial

Śakuni died in Kurukshetra[2].

Why It Matters

Śakuni ranks in the top 8% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (436 views/month).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

Where did Śakuni die?

Śakuni died in Kurukshetra[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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