Colchis

historical polity and region of Antiquity
Organization historical_country Q183150
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Colchis

Summary

Colchis is a historical country[1]. Colchis draws 11,364 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #163 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colchis is on the continent of Europe[3].
  • Colchis's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Colchis's instance of is recorded as kingdom[5].
  • Colchis's capital is recorded as Kutaisi[6].
  • Colchis's Commons category is recorded as Colchis[7].
  • 1700 BC marks the founding of Colchis[8].
  • Colchis was dissolved in 164 BC[9].
  • Colchis's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.26666667, 'longitude': 42}[10].
  • Colchis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colchis[11].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[17].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • Colchis's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Colchis[20].

Body

Founding

1700 BC marks the founding of Colchis[8].

Dissolution

Colchis was dissolved in 164 BC[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Colchis include Lazic War[21], a war[22] and 1135 Colchis[23], an asteroid[24].

Why It Matters

Colchis draws 11,364 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #163 of 1,549).[2] Colchis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Colchis is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Colchis include Lazic War[21], a war[22] and 1135 Colchis[23], an asteroid[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical country, kingdom
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1063239]]"
  2. 22d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Kolchis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: Kolchis"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Tracy-sur-Loire
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27647, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → kolchide
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: kolchide"
  5. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon +5
    Capital → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 1720, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107283981|Colchis (#107283981)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
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