Colchis

historical polity and region of Antiquity
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Colchis

Summary

Colchis is a historical country[1]. Colchis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 instance of is recorded as polity[6].
  • Colchis's capital is recorded as Kutaisi[7].
  • Colchis's Commons category is recorded as Colchis[8].
  • 1700 BC marks the founding of Colchis[9].
  • Colchis was dissolved in 164 BC[10].
  • Colchis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.26666667, 'lon': 42}[11].
  • Colchis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colchis[12].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[18].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[19].
  • Colchis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Colchis's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Colchis[21].

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Founding

1700 BC marks the founding of Colchis[9].

Dissolution

Colchis was dissolved in 164 BC[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Colchis include Lazic War[22], a war[23] and 1135 Colchis[24], an asteroid[25].

Why It Matters

Colchis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Colchis is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Colchis include Lazic War[22], a war[23] and 1135 Colchis[24], an asteroid[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* 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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