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Kingdom of Sikkim

former kingdom, corresponding to the current Indian state
Organization historical_country Q3960459
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Kingdom of Sikkim

Summary

Kingdom of Sikkim is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,948 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Sikkim is in the country of British Empire[3].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's instance of is recorded as protectorate[6].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's instance of is recorded as protectorate[7].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's currency is recorded as paisa[8].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's currency is recorded as rupee[9].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[10].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's legislative body is recorded as Sikkim State Council[11].
  • 1642 marks the founding of Kingdom of Sikkim[12].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim was dissolved in May 16, 1975[13].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's highest point is recorded as Kanchenjunga[14].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.55, 'lon': 88.5}[15].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingdom of Sikkim[16].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's replaced by is recorded as Sikkim[20].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's language used is recorded as Sikkimese Bhutia[21].
  • Kingdom of Sikkim's language used is recorded as Tibetan[22].

Body

Founding

1642 marks the founding of Kingdom of Sikkim[12].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Sikkim was dissolved in May 16, 1975[13].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Sikkim ranks in the top 9% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,948 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Gangtok Qing dynasty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 4w ago · Lymantria · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Legislative body → Sikkim State Council
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1975-05-16T00:00:00Z
    Currency → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Kingdom of Sikkim"
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