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 (16,407 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].
  • 408 marks the founding of Hephthalites[9].
  • Hephthalites was dissolved in January 1, 670[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].
  • Hephthalites's P14541 is recorded as 2c4po2[19].

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Founding

408 marks the founding of Hephthalites[9].

Dissolution

Hephthalites was dissolved in January 1, 670[10].

Why It Matters

Hephthalites ranks in the top 6% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,407 views/month).[2] Hephthalites has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Hephthalites is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM480377
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM480377, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788904550532"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2c4po2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 21w 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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