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First Italo-Ethiopian War

1895-1896 war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy
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First Italo-Ethiopian War
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Summary

First Italo-Ethiopian War is a war[1]. It draws 5,015 Wikipedia views per month (war category, ranking #125 of 968).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Eritrea[3]
  • Location: Eritrea[4]
  • Commons category: First Italo-Ethiopian War[5]
  • Start time: December 15, 1894[6]
  • End time: October 23, 1896[7]
  • Participant: Kingdom of Italy[8], Ethiopian Empire[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:First Italo-Ethiopian War[10]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[12]
  • Different from: Italo-Abyssinian War[13]
  • History of topic: Chronologie de la première guerre italo-éthiopienne[14]

Why It Matters

First Italo-Ethiopian War has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Eritrea Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Italy Luigi Lucheni

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country → Eritrea
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