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 (50,031 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 Commons category is recorded as Huns[6].
  • Huns's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Huns[7].
  • Huns's Commons gallery is recorded as Huns[8].
  • Huns's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:civilization=hun[9].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15].
  • Huns's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Huns's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q13202729[17].
  • Huns's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Huns's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[5].

Influence

Things named for Huns include Hunnic Empire[19], a historical country[20], founded in 0316[21].

Why It Matters

Huns ranks in the top 0.26% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,031 views/month, #1 of 383).[2] Huns has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Huns is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for Huns include Hunnic Empire[19], a historical country[20], founded in 0316[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . 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. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ne.se id → hunner
    Instance of → historical ethnic group
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q55208590]]"
  2. 24d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM480440
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM480440, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Amsterdam Internet Exchange
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295292, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  4. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → huns
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: huns, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933601|huns (#289933601)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3175
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3175, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285400|Huns (#107285400)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]] "
  6. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → hunai
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: hunai"
  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0248023-Hunove
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0248023-Hunove, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  8. 19w 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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