Edo

Summary

Edo is a former settlement^[1]. Edo ranks in the top 0.51% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,347 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 image is recorded as Edo P.jpg^[9].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as former settlement^[10].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as jōkamachi^[11].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as capital of Japan^[12].
• Edo's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[13].
• Edo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155680261^[14].
• Edo's GND ID is recorded as 1165580861^[15].
• Edo's locator map image is recorded as Location TokyoJapan.jpg^[16].
• Edo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82130344^[17].
• Edo's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13032258^[18].
• Edo's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00634075^[19].
• Edo's part of is recorded as Santo^[20].
• Edo's Commons category is recorded as Edo, Japan^[21].
• Edo's said to be the same as is recorded as Ōedo^[22].
• Edo's has part is recorded as Yamanote and Shitamachi^[23].
• Edo was dissolved in +1868-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Edo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.68388888888889, 'lon': 139.77444444444444}^[25].
• Edo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ryg^[26].
• Edo's significant event is recorded as fire in Edo^[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's part of is recorded as Santo^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former settlement^[10], jōkamachi^[11], capital of Japan^[12], and former administrative territorial entity^[13].

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]; Viola yedoensis^[57], a taxon^[58]; Eunoe yedoensis^[59], a taxon^[60]; and Comospermum yedoense^[61], a taxon^[62].

Why It Matters

Edo ranks in the top 0.51% of former_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,347 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 Viola yedoensis^[57], a taxon^[58].