Scythians

ancient Iranian nomadic people
Intangible historical_ethnic_group Q131802
Scythians
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Scythians

Summary

Scythians is a historical ethnic group[1]. Scythians ranks in the top 2% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scythian was Scythians's native language[3].
  • Scythians's religion is recorded as Scythian mythology[4].
  • Scythians's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[5].
  • Scythians took place at Scythia[6].
  • Scythians is part of Iranian peoples[7].
  • Scythians's Commons category is recorded as Scythians[8].
  • Scythians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scythians[9].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[16].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[17].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Histories[18].
  • Scythians's described by source is recorded as Book of Genesis[19].
  • Scythians's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Scythian[20].
  • Scythians's has part is recorded as Eurasian nomads[21].
  • Scythians's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • Scythians's P14541 is recorded as 2flczv[23].

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Definition and Type

Scythians's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[5].

Use and Application

Scythians is part of Iranian peoples[7].

Influence

Things named for Scythians include Skif[24], a weapon model[25].

Why It Matters

Scythians ranks in the top 2% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,512 views/month).[2] Scythians has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Scythians is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for Scythians include Skif[24], a weapon model[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    Depicted by → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P1299]] to [[Property:P1343]]"
  2. 17d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q1138524]], Add reference to a lexicon article."
  3. 23d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM454376
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM454376, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  4. 5w ago · Araz Yaquboglu · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Scythian mythology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P140]]: [[Q12153518]]"
  5. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Johnny Knoxville
    P14541 → 2flczv
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295034, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class → Eurasian nomads
    Instance of → historical ethnic group
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Scythians
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15688, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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