Kingdom of Mercia
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The Kingdom of Mercia was founded in 527 . It existed as a political entity for nearly four centuries before being dissolved on January 1, 918 .
Kingdom of Mercia
Summary
Kingdom of Mercia is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,768 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kingdom of Mercia's religion is recorded as Anglo-Saxon paganism[3].
- Kingdom of Mercia's religion is recorded as Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England[4].
- Kingdom of Mercia is on the continent of Europe[5].
- Kingdom of Mercia's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
- Kingdom of Mercia's instance of is recorded as client state[7].
- Kingdom of Mercia's capital is recorded as Tamworth[8].
- Kingdom of Mercia's official language is recorded as Old English[9].
- Kingdom of Mercia's official language is recorded as Latin[10].
- Kingdom of Mercia's currency is recorded as Anglo-Saxon pound[11].
- Kingdom of Mercia's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[12].
- Kingdom of Mercia's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[13].
- Kingdom of Mercia followed Kingdom of the Hwicce[14].
- Kingdom of Mercia was followed by Kingdom of Wessex[15].
- Kingdom of Mercia is part of Heptarchy[16].
- Kingdom of Mercia's Commons category is recorded as Mercia[17].
- 527 marks the founding of Kingdom of Mercia[18].
- Kingdom of Mercia was dissolved in January 1, 918[19].
- Kingdom of Mercia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6, 'lon': -1.6}[20].
- Kingdom of Mercia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mercia[21].
- Kingdom of Mercia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- Kingdom of Mercia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Kingdom of Mercia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
- Kingdom of Mercia's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
- Kingdom of Mercia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
- Kingdom of Mercia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Miercna Rīce'}[27].
Body
Founding
527 marks the founding of Kingdom of Mercia[18].
Identity
Kingdom of Mercia is part of Heptarchy[16]. It followed Kingdom of the Hwicce[14]. It was followed by Kingdom of Wessex[15].
Dissolution
Kingdom of Mercia was dissolved in January 1, 918[19].
Why It Matters
Kingdom of Mercia ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,768 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]