Edo

Summary

Edo is a former settlement^[1]. Edo ranks in the top 0.51% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,956 views/month, #1 of 196).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edo is located in Toshima district^[3].
• Edo is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Edo is in the country of Tokugawa shogunate^[5].
• Edo is on the body of water Edo Bay^[6].
• Edo is on the body of water Hibiya Inlet^[7].
• Edo is on the body of water Edomae^[8].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as former settlement^[9].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as jōkamachi^[10].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as capital of Japan^[11].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[12].
• Edo is part of Santo^[13].
• Edo's Commons category is recorded as Edo, Japan^[14].
• Edo's said to be the same as is recorded as Ōedo^[15].
• Edo comprises Yamanote and Shitamachi^[16].
• Edo was dissolved in January 1, 1868^[17].
• Edo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.68388888888889, 'lon': 139.77444444444444}^[18].
• Edo's significant event is recorded as fire in Edo^[19].
• Edo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edo^[20].
• Edo's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Edo^[21].
• Edo's office held by head of government is recorded as Edo machi-bugyō^[22].
• Edo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Edo's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Edo's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Edo's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[26].
• Edo's replaced by is recorded as Tokyo^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Japan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in -0660^[30] and Tokugawa shogunate^[5], a shogunate^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1603^[33], headquartered in Edo Castle^[34]. Edo is located in Toshima district^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Edo Bay^[6], a bay^[35], in Japan^[36]; Hibiya Inlet^[7], an inlet^[37], in Japan^[38]; and Edomae^[8], a fishing ground^[39], in Japan^[40]. Edo is part of Santo^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former settlement^[9], jōkamachi^[10], capital of Japan^[11], and former administrative territorial entity^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Edo include Tokugawa shogunate^[41], a shogunate^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1603^[44], headquartered in Edo Castle^[45]; Edo period^[46], a historical period^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1603^[49]; Edo River^[50], a river^[51], in Japan^[52]; Rhododendron yedoense^[53], a taxon^[54]; 9782 Edo^[55], an asteroid^[56]; Comospermum yedoense^[57], a taxon^[58]; Eunoe yedoensis^[59], a taxon^[60]; and Chlorophorus yedoensis^[61], a taxon^[62].

Why It Matters

Edo ranks in the top 0.51% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,956 views/month, #1 of 196).^[2] Edo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] Edo is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for Edo include Tokugawa shogunate^[41], a shogunate^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1603^[44], headquartered in Edo Castle^[45]; Edo period^[46], a historical period^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1603^[49]; Edo River^[50], a river^[51], in Japan^[52]; Rhododendron yedoense^[53], a taxon^[54]; 9782 Edo^[55], an asteroid^[56]; and Comospermum yedoense^[57], a taxon^[58].