Don Cossacks

ethnic group that originated in Southern Russia
Organization ethnic_group Q1057292
Don Cossacks
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Don Cossacks

Summary

Don Cossacks is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,930 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ukrainian was Don Cossacks's native language[3].
  • Don Cossack dialects was Don Cossacks's native language[4].
  • Tatar was Don Cossacks's native language[5].
  • Kalmyk was Don Cossacks's native language[6].
  • Don Cossacks's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[7].
  • Don Cossacks's religion is recorded as Old Believers[8].
  • Don Cossacks's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism[9].
  • Don Cossacks's religion is recorded as Kalmyks[10].
  • Don Cossacks is in the country of Russian Empire[11].
  • Don Cossacks is in the country of Grand Principality of Moscow[12].
  • Don Cossacks is on the continent of Europe[13].
  • Don Cossacks's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[14].
  • Don Cossacks's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[15].
  • Don Cossacks's instance of is recorded as branch of service[16].
  • Don Cossacks's instance of is recorded as cossack host[17].
  • Don Cossacks's instance of is recorded as social group[18].
  • Don Cossacks's Commons category is recorded as Don Cossacks[19].
  • Don Cossacks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Don Cossacks[20].
  • Don Cossacks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Don Cossack Host[21].
  • Don Cossacks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Don Cossack people[22].
  • Don Cossacks's allegiance is recorded as Russian Empire[23].
  • Don Cossacks's allegiance is recorded as Tsardom of Russia[24].
  • Don Cossacks has a population of {'amount': '+48134'}[25].
  • Don Cossacks's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26].
  • Don Cossacks's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Why It Matters

Don Cossacks ranks in the top 6% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,930 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → don-cossacks
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: don-cossacks, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932092|don cossacks (#289932092)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 17d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4234818-3
    Ne.se id → donkosacker
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → —
    Population → {'amount': '+48134'}
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM480346, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273983|batch #273983]]"
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