# Buda

> western part of Budapest, Hungary, former independent city

**Wikidata**: [Q193478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193478)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/buda

## Summary
Buda is the historic western part of Budapest, Hungary, originally an independent city and historically the capital of various forms of the Kingdom of Hungary. It is a city‑class settlement located at coordinates 47.466666666667 N, 19.05 E and has been officially located in Budapest since 1873.

## Key Facts
- Instance of: city (large human settlement).
- Primary description: western part of Budapest, Hungary, former independent city.
- Located in: Budapest (qualifier: start_time 1873).
- Country / political affiliations over time:
  - Kingdom of Hungary (until 1541).
  - Ottoman Empire (start_time 1541, end_time 1686).
  - Habsburg monarchy (start_time 1686, end_time 1804-08-11).
  - Austrian Empire (start_time 1804-08-11, end_time 1867-03-30).
  - Austria–Hungary (start_time 1867-03-30, end_time 1918-10-30).
  - Hungary (preferred current country; qualifier start_time 1946).
- Capital of: Kingdom of Hungary (multiple recorded entries, including Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301) and Eastern Hungarian Kingdom); also capital_of entry for Military District of Pest-Ofen (start_time 1850, end_time 1860).
- Located coordinates: latitude 47.466666666667, longitude 19.05.
- Timezone: UTC+01:00 (standard time) and UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time).
- Named after: Bleda (Hunnic ruler).
- Significant events associated: Battle of Buda and multiple instances of Siege of Buda.
- Located-in / origin relations also list Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria–Hungary, Budapest, and Eötvös Loránd University among related entities.
- Aliases / alternate names: Ofen; Budim; Aquincum; ブーダ; Офен; بودين.
- Flag image (historic): Flag_of_Buda_(pre-1873).svg (flag image has qualifier end_time 1873-05-29).
- Coat of arms image: Buda_város_címere_1703.JPG.
- Page banner image: Buda_banner_Long_cannon.jpg.
- Wikimedia image (historical illustration): Nuremberg_chronicles_-_BVJA.png (caption: Representation of the city of Buda in Hartmann Schedel’s chronicle).
- Described by sources: Vlastenský slovník historický; Pauly–Wissowa; Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary; Regesta Imperii; Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia; Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (4th ed., 1885–1890).
- Wikipedia languages available: af, an, ar, arz, az, be, bg, ca, ce, cs, da, de, en, eo, es, et, eu, fa, fi, fr, gl, he, hr, hu, hy, id, io, it, ja, kk, ko, ku, la, lt, mk, mn, ms, nl, nn, pl, pt, ro, ru, rue, sh, simple, sk, sl, sr, sv, th, tr, uk, uz, vi, zh.
- Sitelink count: 58.
- Wikipedia title: Buda.
- Commons category: Buda (Hungary).
- Who's On First ID: 85901063.
- GND ID: 4137173-2.
- VIAF ID: 133624069.
- Freebase ID: /m/0nm0h.
- GeoNames ID: 3054667.
- GNS unique feature ID: -850524.
- SNARC ID: Kaliningrad Oblast.
- Yale LUX ID: place/a2621d4c-19d0-48a3-9f64-9109dccad81e.
- Münzkabinett ID: location/1010.
- Archinform location ID: 45060.
- Museum Digital place ID: 4945.
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3881572.
- Kulturenvanteri monument ID: 293851.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007550344605171.
- NL CR AUT IDs: ge1029346 (Buda), ge1029352 (Pešť).
- FactGrid item note: high-speed rail in Europe.
- Category links: Category:Buda (topic's main category); Category:People from Buda; Category:Deaths in Buda.
- Twinned administrative body: Capestrano.
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID (Budin): budin.
- Different from: The Buddha (explicit disambiguation).
- Page banner and media assets available on Wikimedia Commons.

## FAQs
Q: What is Buda and where is it located?
A: Buda is the historic western part of Budapest in Hungary; it has been located in Budapest since 1873 and sits at latitude 47.466666666667 and longitude 19.05.

Q: Was Buda ever an independent capital?
A: Yes. Buda is recorded as capital_of the Kingdom of Hungary in several historical forms (including Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301) and Eastern Hungarian Kingdom) and also served as capital for the Military District of Pest-Ofen between 1850 and 1860.

Q: Which states or empires has Buda belonged to over time?
A: Buda’s political affiliations include the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1541), the Ottoman Empire (1541–1686), the Habsburg monarchy (1686–1804-08-11), the Austrian Empire (1804-08-11–1867-03-30), Austria–Hungary (1867–1918), and modern Hungary (qualifier start_time 1946).

Q: What are common alternative names for Buda?
A: Historical and linguistic aliases include Ofen, Budim, Aquincum, ブーダ, Офен, and بودين.

Q: How is Buda identified in library and geographic databases?
A: Buda has many identifiers: GND 4137173-2; VIAF 133624069; Freebase /m/0nm0h; GeoNames 3054667; GNS unique feature ID -850524; Who’s On First 85901063, among others.

Q: Is Buda ever confused with other terms?
A: Yes; sources explicitly mark Buda as different_from The Buddha to prevent confusion.

Q: What timezones apply to Buda?
A: Buda uses UTC+01:00 as standard time and UTC+02:00 during daylight saving time.

Q: What notable events are associated with Buda?
A: Buda is associated with the Battle of Buda and multiple historical sieges referred to as the Siege of Buda.

## Why It Matters
Buda matters because it is a historically central urban and political place in Central Europe. As the western half of modern Budapest and a former independent city, it served repeatedly as a capital for various configurations of the Kingdom of Hungary, making it a focal point for regional governance and contestation. Its changing sovereignty—Kingdom of Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Habsburg/Austrian rule through Austria–Hungary—reflects larger geopolitical shifts in European history. Repeated sieges and battles tied to Buda indicate its strategic and symbolic importance. The dense archival, encyclopedic, and iconographic documentation (multiple authoritative sources and historical images) underlines Buda’s significance for historians, geographers, and cultural scholars. Its preservation in multiple public databases, multilingual Wikipedia pages, and cultural categories supports research, tourism, and municipal identity within Budapest.

## Notable For
- Being the historic western part of Budapest and a former independent city.
- Serving as capital_of multiple historical forms of the Kingdom of Hungary, including the early medieval Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301) and the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom.
- Enduring multiple major military events: Battle of Buda and repeated Sieges of Buda.
- Bearing historic symbols: a pre-1873 flag (Flag_of_Buda_(pre-1873).svg) and an early modern coat of arms (Buda_város_címere_1703.JPG).
- Having long-standing multilingual and international documentation (described in Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, and many other encyclopedias).
- Maintaining numerous authoritative identifiers across library and geographic authority files (GND, VIAF, Freebase, GeoNames, Who’s On First, etc.).
- Officially incorporated into Budapest in 1873 (located_in qualifier start_time 1873).
- Twinned administrative relationship with Capestrano.
- Named after the Hunnic ruler Bleda, marking a recorded eponymous origin.

## Body

### Overview
Buda is classified as a city and is described succinctly as the western part of Budapest, Hungary, and a former independent city. It is recorded in many authoritative reference works and appears in multilingual Wikipedias and Commons with a sitelink count of 58. The entity’s Wikipedia title is "Buda" and its Commons category is "Buda (Hungary)."

### Names and aliases
- Recorded aliases include Ofen, Budim, Aquincum, ブーダ (Japanese), Офен (Russian), and بودين (Arabic script).
- The entity is explicitly distinguished from The Buddha to avoid confusion between homonymous terms.

### Location and geography
- Coordinates: 47.466666666667 N, 19.05 E (reference : ).
- Located in Budapest with a qualifier that this located_in relationship begins in 1873.
- Timezone: UTC+01:00 standard; UTC+02:00 daylight saving.

### Political history and state affiliations
- Country and political status have changed over time, as recorded by qualified country values:
  - Kingdom of Hungary (until 1541).
  - Ottoman Empire (start_time 1541, end_time 1686).
  - Habsburg monarchy (start_time 1686, end_time 1804-08-11).
  - Austrian Empire (start_time 1804-08-11, end_time 1867-03-30).
  - Austria–Hungary (start_time 1867-03-30, end_time 1918-10-30).
  - Hungary (preferred modern country relation, qualifier start_time 1946).
- Related historical administrative entity: Budin eyalet (an Ottoman province with inception 1541) is listed among related items.

### Capital status and administrative roles
- Buda is recorded as capital_of multiple historical polities:
  - Kingdom of Hungary (multiple references).
  - Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301) as a historical subentry.
  - Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (as a recorded relation).
  - Military District of Pest-Ofen with qualifiers start_time 1850 and end_time 1860.
- These entries indicate recurring central administrative importance across changing regimes.

### Key events and conflicts
- Significant_event entries include the Battle of Buda and multiple instances of Siege of Buda. These labels denote repeated military engagements centered on the city, reflecting its strategic value.

### Symbols, flags and heraldry
- Flag image file: Flag_of_Buda_(pre-1873).svg with an end_time qualifier of 1873-05-29, indicating its historical use prior to the official unification into Budapest.
- Coat of arms: Buda_város_címere_1703.JPG.
- Page banner: Buda_banner_Long_cannon.jpg.
- Historic representation included: an image from the Nuremberg Chronicles (file BVJA.png) captioned as a representation of Buda in Hartmann Schedel’s chronicle.

### Cultural, academic and municipal links
- Eötvös Loránd University is listed among related located-in/origin items (university in Budapest; inception 1635).
- The entity is the subject of descriptive entries in numerous lexica and encyclopedias: Vlastenský slovník historický, Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron, Regesta Imperii, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, and Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (4th ed., 1885–1890).

### External identifiers and authority files
- Library and authority identifiers:
  - GND ID 4137173-2.
  - VIAF ID 133624069.
  - Freebase ID /m/0nm0h.
  - GeoNames ID 3054667.
  - GNS unique feature ID -850524.
  - Who’s On First ID 85901063.
  - Yale LUX ID place/a2621d4c-19d0-48a3-9f64-9109dccad81e.
  - Münzkabinett location/1010.
  - Archinform location ID 45060.
  - Museum Digital place ID 4945.
  - Online PWN Encyclopedia ID 3881572.
  - Kulturenvanteri monument ID 293851.
  - National Library of Israel J9U ID 987007550344605171.
  - NL CR AUT IDs ge1029346 (Buda) and ge1029352 (Pešť).

### Documentation and multilingual coverage
- Wikipedia has articles in many languages (list above), supporting wide international coverage.
- Sitelink_count: 58, indicating a broad set of wiki-language links.
- Described in multiple classical reference sources (list in Key Facts).

### Civic and cultural categories
- Topic’s main category: Category:Buda.
- Category_of_associated_people: Category:People from Buda.
- Category_for_people_born_here and Category_for_people_who_died_here are both referenced, indicating structured category usage in subject ontologies.

### Partnerships and twinning
- Twinned administrative body: Capestrano.

### Disambiguation and identifiers for data integration
- Different_from: The Buddha (with supporting reference to an explicit Wikipedia disambiguation edit).
- FactGrid item noted as "high-speed rail in Europe" (FactGrid cross‑reference).
- SNARC ID listed as Kaliningrad Oblast (data property as provided).

### Media and visual assets
- Multiple images and a page banner are available on Wikimedia Commons for Buda, including historical depictions (Nuremberg chronicle representation) and civic heraldry.

### Research and historical sources
- Primary descriptive sources include national and historical lexica and encyclopedias: Vlastenský slovník historický, Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Regesta Imperii, and the Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia; these are explicitly attached as described_by_source entries.

### Notes on provenance and data qualifiers
- Many properties include time qualifiers (for country affiliations, flag usage, located_in date, and administrative roles) and references to authority records or databases; these qualifiers specify the historical spans of Buda’s political and administrative statuses.

### Related entities (selected)
- Bleda — the Hunnic ruler after whom Buda is named.
- Budapest — capital and largest city of Hungary; Buda is the western part of this city and has located_in qualifier start_time 1873.
- Budin eyalet — Ottoman province linked by inception 1541.
- Kingdom of Hungary — multiple related entries and capital_of relationships (including Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301) and later forms).
- Ottoman Empire; Habsburg monarchy; Austrian Empire; Austria–Hungary — these sovereign entities appear in Buda’s country timeline.
- Eötvös Loránd University — noted among located-in/origin relations as a public research university in Budapest (inception 1635).

This entry aggregates the provided structured data, relationships, identifiers, media assets, historical qualifiers, and descriptive sources associated with Buda while preserving the original qualifiers and references supplied.

## References

1. archINFORM
2. [Source](https://github.com/JohnMarkOckerbloom/ftl/blob/master/data/wikimap)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. Czech National Authority Database
5. Kingdom of Hungary
6. [Source](https://tti.abtk.hu/terkepek/terkepek/1849-1860-magyar-kiralysag)
7. GeoNames
8. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php)
9. [Source](https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/budin)
10. museum-digital