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 (8,064 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Definition and Type

Scythians's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group[4].

Use and Application

Scythians is part of Iranian peoples[6].

Influence

Things named for Scythians include Skif[22], a weapon model[23].

Why It Matters

Scythians ranks in the top 2% of historical_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,064 views/month).[2] Scythians has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Scythians is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for Scythians include Skif[22], a weapon model[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d 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
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15688, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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