Indian Territory

unorganized territory of the United States
AdministrativeArea former_administrative_territorial_entity Q868245
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Summary

Indian Territory is a former administrative territorial entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,100 views/month, #1 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Territory is identified as part of the Cherokee Nation ethnic group[3].
  • Indian Territory is located in Oklahoma[4].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of United States[5].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma[6].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of Chickasaw Nation[7].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of Muscogee (Creek) Nation[8].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma[9].
  • Indian Territory is in the country of Osage Nation[10].
  • Indian Territory's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[11].
  • Indian Territory's instance of is recorded as unorganized territory[12].
  • Indian Territory's Commons category is recorded as Indian Territory[13].
  • January 1, 1834 marks the founding of Indian Territory[14].
  • Indian Territory was dissolved in November 16, 1907[15].
  • Indian Territory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': -98}[16].
  • Indian Territory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indian Territory[17].
  • Indian Territory's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Indian Territory's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[19].
  • Indian Territory's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[20].
  • Indian Territory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[21].
  • Indian Territory's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • Indian Territory's replaces is recorded as Missouri Territory[23].
  • Indian Territory's replaced by is recorded as Oklahoma[24].
  • Indian Territory's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian territory'}[25].
  • Indian Territory's different from is recorded as Indiana Territory[26].

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Geography

Country listings include United States[5], a sovereign state[27], in United States[28], founded in 1776[29]; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma[6], a nation[30], in United States[31], founded in 1786[32], headquartered in Durant[33]; Chickasaw Nation[7], a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States[34], in United States[35]; Muscogee (Creek) Nation[8], a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States[36], in United States[37], headquartered in Okmulgee[38]; Seminole Nation of Oklahoma[9], a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States[39], in United States[40], headquartered in Wewoka[41]; and Osage Nation[10], a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States[42], in United States[43], headquartered in Pawhuska[44]. Indian Territory is located in Oklahoma[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former administrative territorial entity[11] and unorganized territory[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1834 marks the founding of Indian Territory[14].

Why It Matters

Indian Territory ranks in the top 0.69% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,100 views/month, #1 of 144).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] ↑ . 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. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . 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. 12d ago · Solidest · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnic group → Cherokee Nation
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'chr', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl',
    Country → United States, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Country to Ethnic group"
  2. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    Replaces → Missouri Territory
    Coordinates → —
    Harper's tag → indian-territory
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: indian-territory, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936170|indian territory (#289936170)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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