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College of War

Russian executive body (collegium), created in the government reform of 1717
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Summary

College of War is a ministry of War[1]. It draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (ministry of war category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Russian Empire[3]
  • Instance of: Imperial Russian collegium[4]
  • Follows: Q62109561[5]
  • Followed by: Ministry of War of the Russian Empire[6]
  • Commons category: College of War[7]
  • Inception: January 1, 1720[8]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1802[9]
  • Parent organization or unit: Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire[10]
  • Authority: Emperor of all the Russias[11]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Russian Empire[12]
  • Employees: 530[13]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16]
  • Replaces: Приказ Военных дел[17]
  • Replaced by: Ministry of War of the Russian Empire[18]

Why It Matters

College of War has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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