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historical play

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historical play

Summary

historical play is a theatrical genre[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #75 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • historical play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3].
  • historical play is a type of historical fiction[4].
  • historical play is a type of play[5].
  • historical play's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Historical plays[6].
  • historical play's different from is recorded as historical drama[7].

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Definition and Type

historical play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include historical fiction[4] and play[5].

Why It Matters

historical play draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #75 of 153).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Henry IV, Part 2

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → historical fiction, play
    Instance of → theatrical genre
    Topic's main category → Category:Historical plays
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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