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Śalya

character from Indian epic Mahabharata
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Śalya

Summary

Śalya is a character in the Mahabharata[1]. He draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (character_in_the_mahabharata category, ranking #21 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • Śalya is recorded as male[3].
  • Śalya's instance of is recorded as character in the Mahabharata[4].
  • Śalya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04k_mn[5].
  • Śalya's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata[6].
  • Śalya's sibling is recorded as Mādrī[7].
  • Śalya's Quora topic ID is recorded as Shalya[8].

Why It Matters

Śalya draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (character_in_the_mahabharata category, ranking #21 of 61).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Mahabharata

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Śalya. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alya
MLA “Śalya.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/alya.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alya_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Śalya}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alya}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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