Bucephalus

Alexander the Great's horse
Thing horse Q201598
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Bucephalus

Summary

Bucephalus is a horse[1]. Bucephalus was born on January 1, 354 BC[2]. Bucephalus died on June 1, 325 BC[3]. Bucephalus ranks in the top 3% of horse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Bucephalus was born on January 1, 354 BC[2].
  • Bucephalus died on June 1, 325 BC[3].
  • Bucephalus is buried at Jalalpur Sharif[5].
  • Bucephalus is buried at Phalia[6].
  • Bucephalus is recorded as male organism[7].
  • Bucephalus's instance of is recorded as horse[8].
  • Bucephalus's instance of is recorded as individual animal[9].
  • Bucephalus is owned by Alexander the Great[10].
  • Bucephalus's Commons category is recorded as Bucephalus (horse of Alexander)[11].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Bucephalus's individual of taxon is recorded as lion[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include horse[8] and individual animal[9].

Influence

Things named for Bucephalus include Alexandria Bucephalous[19], an ancient city[20], in Seleucid Empire[21], founded in -0326[22] and Bucephala[23], a taxon[24].

Why It Matters

Bucephalus ranks in the top 3% of horse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[4] Bucephalus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Bucephalus is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Bucephalus include Alexandria Bucephalous[19], an ancient city[20], in Seleucid Empire[21], founded in -0326[22] and Bucephala[23], a taxon[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ZandDev · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'e
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P462]]: [[Q1454272]]"
  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Individual of taxon → lion
    Biblissima authority id → AMD Turbo Core
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295079, Import ID Biblissima V1 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/dab63be34b8|details]])"
  3. 17w ago · ~2026-33995-05 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P462]]: [[Q1454272]]"
  4. 22w ago · ~2026-26429-17 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male organism
    Instance of → —
    Owned by → Alexander the Great
    Color → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P462]]: [[Q1406070]]"
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