Constantinople

capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey
City city Q16869
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Constantinople

Summary

Constantinople is a city[1]. Constantinople ranks in the top 0.09% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,059 views/month, #5 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Constantinople is in the country of Byzantine Empire[3].
  • Constantinople is in the country of Latin Empire[4].
  • Constantinople is in the country of Ancient Rome[5].
  • Constantinople is in the country of Ottoman Empire[6].
  • Constantinople is in the country of Turkey[7].
  • Constantinople is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • Constantinople is on the continent of Asia[9].
  • Constantinople's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Constantinople's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[11].
  • Constantinople's instance of is recorded as ancient city[12].
  • Constantine the Great is named after Constantinople[13].
  • Constantinople followed Byzantium[14].
  • Constantinople was followed by Istanbul[15].
  • Constantinople's Commons category is recorded as Constantinople[16].
  • Constantinople's said to be the same as is recorded as Q2008228[17].
  • 330 marks the founding of Constantinople[18].
  • Constantinople was dissolved in 1922[19].
  • Constantinople's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.0125, 'lon': 28.98}[20].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Fall of Constantinople[21].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[22].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[23].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[24].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[25].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[26].
  • Constantinople's significant event is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Byzantine Empire[3], an empire[28], in Roman Empire[29], founded in 0395[30]; Latin Empire[4], a Crusader states[31], founded in 1204[32]; Ancient Rome[5], a historical country[33], founded in -0753[34]; Ottoman Empire[6], an empire[35], in Ottoman Empire[36], founded in 1299[37]; and Turkey[7], a sovereign state[38], in Turkey[39], founded in 1923[40]. Continents include Europe[8] and Asia[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[10], administrative territorial entity[11], and ancient city[12].

History and Context

330 marks the founding of Constantinople[18]. Constantine the Great is named after Constantinople[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Constantinople include Byzantine Empire[41], an empire[42], in Roman Empire[43], founded in 0395[44] and Byzantine Rite[45], a liturgy[46].

Why It Matters

Constantinople ranks in the top 0.09% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,059 views/month, #5 of 5,534).[2] Constantinople has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Constantinople is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Constantinople include Byzantine Empire[41], an empire[42], in Roman Empire[43], founded in 0395[44] and Byzantine Rite[45], a liturgy[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41.0125, 'lon': 28.98}
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Costantinopoli, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097984573"
  2. 10d ago · RealityBites · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 41°0'44.064"N, 28°58'33.665"E"
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