Eight Banners

Summary

Eight Banners is a military organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of military_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eight Banners is in the country of Chinese Empire^[3].
• Eight Banners's instance of is recorded as military organization^[4].
• Eight Banners's instance of is recorded as Manchu^[5].
• Eight Banners's instance of is recorded as social structure^[6].
• Eight Banners's instance of is recorded as octad^[7].
• Eight Banners's founder is recorded as Nurhaci^[8].
• Eight Banners's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00562844^[9].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Plain Yellow Banner^[10].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Plain White Banner^[11].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Plain Red Banner^[12].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Plain Blue Banner^[13].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Bordered Yellow Banner^[14].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Bordered White Banner^[15].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Bordered Red Banner^[16].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Bordered Blue Banner^[17].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Manchus of Eight Banners^[18].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Mongols of Eight Banners^[19].
• Eight Banners's has part is recorded as Han Eight Banners^[20].
• +1601-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Eight Banners^[21].
• Eight Banners was dissolved in +1911-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Eight Banners's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c5mj^[23].
• Eight Banners's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eight Banners^[24].
• Eight Banners's described by source is recorded as Draft History of Qing^[25].
• Eight Banners's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Eight-Banners^[26].
• Eight Banners's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Banner-system^[27].

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Founding

Eight Banners's founder is recorded as Nurhaci^[8]. +1601-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[21].

Dissolution

Eight Banners was dissolved in +1911-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].

Why It Matters

Eight Banners ranks in the top 9% of military_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]