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Kingdom of Butua

pre-colonial (c. 1450 - 1683) African state located in what is now south-western Zimbabwe, governed by the Torwa dynasty until 1683 from its capital at Khami, whose people were ancestors of the Bakalanga
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Kingdom of Butua

Summary

Kingdom of Butua is a kingdom[1]. It draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (kingdom category, ranking #43 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Butua's religion is recorded as Mohéli[3].
  • Kingdom of Butua is in the country of Zimbabwe[4].
  • Kingdom of Butua is in the country of Portuguese Empire[5].
  • Kingdom of Butua's instance of is recorded as kingdom[6].
  • Kingdom of Butua's instance of is recorded as historical country[7].
  • Kingdom of Butua's head of state is recorded as Torwa dynasty[8].
  • Kingdom of Butua's capital is recorded as Khami[9].
  • Kingdom of Butua's basic form of government is recorded as kingdom[10].
  • +1450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingdom of Butua[11].
  • Kingdom of Butua was dissolved in +1683-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Kingdom of Butua's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06dvbg[13].
  • Kingdom of Butua's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Zimbabwe[14].
  • Kingdom of Butua's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Butua[15].
  • Kingdom of Butua's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 8698251[16].
  • Kingdom of Butua's language used is recorded as Kalanga[17].

Body

Founding

+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingdom of Butua[11].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Butua was dissolved in +1683-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Butua draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (kingdom category, ranking #43 of 77).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Zimbabwe

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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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