Ezo

historical name for lands to the north of Honshu, including Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands
AdministrativeArea former_administrative_territorial_entity Q1040184
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Ezo

Summary

Ezo is a former administrative territorial entity[1]. Ezo ranks in the top 8% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (463 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ezo is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Ezo is in the country of Republic of Ezo[4].
  • Ezo's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[5].
  • Ezo's shares border with is recorded as Wajinchi[6].
  • Emishi is named after Ezo[7].
  • Ezo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Higashi-Ezochi[8].
  • Ezo's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nishi-Ezochi[9].
  • Ezo's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00562075[10].
  • Ezo's occupant is recorded as Ainu people[11].
  • Ezo's has part is recorded as Hokkaidō Jingū[12].
  • Ezo's has part is recorded as Hakodate Hachiman Shrine[13].
  • Ezo was dissolved in +1869-09-20T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Ezo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0118fr1d[15].
  • Ezo's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hokkaido[16].
  • Ezo's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kuril Islands[17].
  • Ezo's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sakhalin[18].
  • Ezo's authority is recorded as Matsumae Domain[19].
  • Ezo's authority is recorded as Hakodate bugyō[20].
  • Ezo's authority is recorded as Hakodate bugyō[21].
  • Ezo's authority is recorded as Q65548813[22].
  • Ezo's topic's main category is recorded as Q134568871[23].
  • Ezo's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Ezo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Ezo's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • Ezo's replaced by is recorded as Hokkaidō[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Japan[3], a sovereign state[28], in Japan[29], founded in -0660[30] and Republic of Ezo[4], a historical country[31], founded in 1869[32].

Designation and Status

Ezo's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[5].

History and Context

Emishi is named after Ezo[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ezo include 5114 Yezo[33], an asteroid[34].

Why It Matters

Ezo ranks in the top 8% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (463 views/month).[2] Ezo has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Ezo is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Ezo include 5114 Yezo[33], an asteroid[34].

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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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