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Median Kingdom

ancient Iranian state (700–550 BC)
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Median Kingdom

Summary

Median Kingdom is a historical country[1]. It draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #208 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Median Kingdom's religion is recorded as Ancient Iranian religion[3].
  • Median Kingdom is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Median Kingdom's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Median Kingdom's instance of is recorded as kingdom[6].
  • Median Kingdom's capital is recorded as Ecbatana[7].
  • Median Kingdom's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[8].
  • Medes is named after Median Kingdom[9].
  • Median Kingdom was followed by Achaemenid Empire[10].
  • 678 BC marks the founding of Median Kingdom[11].
  • Median Kingdom was dissolved in 550 BC[12].
  • Median Kingdom's language used is recorded as Median[13].

Body

Founding

678 BC marks the founding of Median Kingdom[11].

Identity

Median Kingdom was followed by Achaemenid Empire[10].

Dissolution

Median Kingdom was dissolved in 550 BC[12].

Why It Matters

Median Kingdom draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #208 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Cyaxares Deioces

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical country, kingdom
    Continent → Asia
    Religion or worldview → Ancient Iranian religion
    Capital → Ecbatana
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q12638950]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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