Manchu

East Asian ethnic group native to northeastern China (Manchuria)
Intangible ethnic_group Q145665
Manchu
鳥居龍蔵(1870-1953) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Manchu are an ethnic group whose native language is Chinese. Their traditional religious practices are centered on shamanism.

Shamanism among the Manchu involves rituals conducted by shamans to communicate with spirits, seek guidance, and maintain harmony between the human and spiritual worlds. The language used in these rituals and daily life is Chinese.

Manchu

Summary

Manchu is an ethnic group[1]. Manchu ranks in the top 0.93% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,541 views/month, #42 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese was Manchu's native language[3].
  • Manchu was Manchu's native language[4].
  • Manchu's religion is recorded as shamanism[5].
  • Manchu's religion is recorded as Buddhism[6].
  • Manchu is in the country of People's Republic of China[7].
  • Manchu's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[8].
  • Manchu is a type of Tungusic peoples[9].
  • Manchu is part of Tungusic peoples[10].
  • Manchu's Commons category is recorded as Manchu people[11].
  • Manchu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Manchu people[12].
  • Manchu has a population of {'amount': '+10423303'}[13].
  • Manchu's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[14].
  • Manchu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Manchu's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Manchu's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[17].
  • Manchu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mnc', 'text': 'ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ'}[18].
  • Manchu's language used is recorded as Manchu[19].
  • Manchu's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22828347[20].

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Definition and Type

Manchu's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[8]. Manchu is a type of Tungusic peoples[9].

Use and Application

Manchu is part of Tungusic peoples[10].

Influence

Things named for Manchu include Manchuria[21], a historical region[22], in People's Republic of China[23] and Five Races Under One Union[24], a political ideology[25], founded in 1911[26].

Why It Matters

Manchu ranks in the top 0.93% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,541 views/month, #42 of 4,529).[2] Manchu has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Manchu is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Manchu include Manchuria[21], a historical region[22], in People's Republic of China[23] and Five Races Under One Union[24], a political ideology[25], founded in 1911[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China. stats.gov.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country People's Republic of China
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    Instance of ethnic group
    Native language Chinese, Manchu
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