Huns

extinct nomadic people in Eurasia (14th BC–16th centuries)
Intangible historical_ethnic_group Q45813
Huns
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Huns

Summary

Huns is a historical ethnic group[1]. Huns ranks in the top 0.26% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,331 views/month, #1 of 383).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hunnic was Huns's native language[3].
  • Huns's religion is recorded as Tengrism[4].
  • Huns's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[5].
  • Huns's instance of is recorded as extinct human group[6].
  • Huns's Commons category is recorded as Huns[7].
  • Huns's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Huns[8].
  • Huns's Commons gallery is recorded as Huns[9].
  • Huns's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:civilization=hun[10].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[16].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Huns's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q13202729[18].
  • Huns's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical ethnic group[5] and extinct human group[6].

Influence

Things named for Huns include Hunnic Empire[20], a historical country[21], founded in 0316[22].

Why It Matters

Huns ranks in the top 0.26% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,331 views/month, #1 of 383).[2] Huns has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Huns is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for Huns include Hunnic Empire[20], a historical country[21], founded in 0316[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language Hunnic
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Permanent duplicated item Q13202729
    Topic's main category Category:Huns
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Unni, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779096159559"
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