Black and Tans

Largely unemployed British recruits used to support the Royal Irish Constabulary beginning in 1920
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Black and Tans

Summary

Black and Tans is a Special Constabulary[1]. It draws 1,123 Wikipedia views per month (special_constabulary category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black and Tans is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • Black and Tans's image is recorded as Outside the London and North Western Hotel in Dublin, April 21, 1921.jpg[4].
  • Black and Tans's instance of is recorded as Special Constabulary[5].
  • Black and Tans's seal image is recorded as Badge of the Royal Irish Constabulary.svg[6].
  • Black and Tans's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142365863[7].
  • Black and Tans's GND ID is recorded as 4518102-0[8].
  • Black and Tans's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2006011387[9].
  • Black and Tans's Commons category is recorded as Black and Tans[10].
  • +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Black and Tans[11].
  • Black and Tans was dissolved in +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Black and Tans's participated in conflict is recorded as Irish War of Independence[13].
  • Black and Tans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k78[14].
  • Black and Tans's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 002134438[15].
  • Black and Tans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Black-and-Tan[16].
  • Black and Tans's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve'}[17].
  • Black and Tans's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Black_and_Tan[18].
  • Black and Tans's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3878177[19].
  • Black and Tans's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007605685105171[20].
  • Black and Tans's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/cf75e87c-bd31-4963-bf77-bb657615d6bf[21].

Why It Matters

Black and Tans draws 1,123 Wikipedia views per month (special_constabulary category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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