Miletus

ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
Organization polis Q169460
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Miletus

Summary

Miletus is a polis[1]. Miletus ranks in the top 3% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Miletus was a member of Delian League[3].
  • Miletus is located in Balat[4].
  • Miletus is located in Ionia[5].
  • Miletus is located in Aydın Province[6].
  • Miletus is located in Didim[7].
  • Miletus is in the country of Turkey[8].
  • Miletus is in the country of Roman Empire[9].
  • Miletus's instance of is recorded as polis[10].
  • Miletus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[11].
  • Miletus is part of Ancient Greece[12].
  • Miletus's Commons category is recorded as Miletus[13].
  • 1100 BC marks the founding of Miletus[14].
  • Miletus was dissolved in 1500[15].
  • Miletus's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.531111, 'longitude': 27.275556}[16].
  • Miletus's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.530233, 'longitude': 27.278369}[17].
  • Miletus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region[18].
  • Miletus's significant event is recorded as Siege of Miletus[19].
  • Miletus's official website is recorded as http://www.muze.gov.tr/miletus-en[20].
  • Miletus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Miletus[21].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[25].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Miletus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

Body

Founding

1100 BC marks the founding of Miletus[14].

Identity

Miletus is part of Ancient Greece[12].

Dissolution

Miletus was dissolved in 1500[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Miletus include Milesian school[28], a school of thought[29] and Market Gate of Miletus[30], a portal[31], in Germany[32], founded in 0220[33].

Why It Matters

Miletus ranks in the top 3% of polis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,472 views/month).[2] Miletus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Miletus is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Miletus include Milesian school[28], a school of thought[29] and Market Gate of Miletus[30], a portal[31], in Germany[32], founded in 0220[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Sytin Military Encyclopedia +10
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  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → speckled carpetshark
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78581
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  4. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4187
    Product or material produced → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4187, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286357|Miletus (#107286357)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
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