Hephthalites

nomadic confederation in Central Asia during the late antiquity period
Organization historical_ethnic_group Q26576
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Hephthalites

Summary

Hephthalites is a historical ethnic group[1]. Hephthalites ranks in the top 6% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hephthalites's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • Hephthalites's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[4].
  • Hephthalites's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Hephthalites's capital is recorded as Kunduz[6].
  • Hephthalites's capital is recorded as Balkh[7].
  • Hephthalites's Commons category is recorded as Hephthalites[8].
  • +0408-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hephthalites[9].
  • Hephthalites was dissolved in +0670-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Hephthalites's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hephthalites[11].
  • Hephthalites's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Hephthalites's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Hephthalites's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Hephthalites's described by source is recorded as Book of Zhou[15].
  • Hephthalites's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Hephthalites's replaces is recorded as Gupta Empire[17].
  • Hephthalites's language used is recorded as Bactrian[18].

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Founding

+0408-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hephthalites[9].

Dissolution

Hephthalites was dissolved in +0670-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].

Why It Matters

Hephthalites ranks in the top 6% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month).[2] Hephthalites has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Hephthalites is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +0408-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Religion or worldview Buddhism
    Dissolved
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +0670-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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