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Dál Riata

Gaelic overkingdom that included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ulster in Ireland
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Summary

Dál Riata is a historical country[1]. It draws 4,739 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #182 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Head of state: Kenneth MacAlpin[4], Fergus Mór[5], list of kings of Dál Riata[6]
  • Commons category: Dalriada[7]
  • Inception: 498[8]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 843[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dalriada[10]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Replaced by: Kingdom of Alba[13]
  • Native label: Dál Riata[14]

Why It Matters

Dál Riata has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Coray Iona Kenneth MacAlpin United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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