Seleucid Empire

Hellenistic-era Greek state in Western Asia (312–63 BC)
Organization hellenistic_kingdom Q93180
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Seleucid Empire

Summary

Seleucid Empire is a Hellenistic kingdom[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of hellenistic_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seleucid Empire's religion is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[3].
  • Seleucid Empire is in the country of Seleucid Empire[4].
  • Seleucid Empire is on the continent of Asia[5].
  • Seleucid Empire's instance of is recorded as Hellenistic kingdom[6].
  • Seleucid Empire's instance of is recorded as empire[7].
  • Seleucid Empire's instance of is recorded as rump state[8].
  • Seleucid Empire's instance of is recorded as historical country[9].
  • Seleucid Empire's capital is recorded as Seleucia[10].
  • Seleucid Empire's capital is recorded as Babylon[11].
  • Seleucid Empire's capital is recorded as Antioch[12].
  • Seleucid Empire's capital is recorded as Lysimachia[13].
  • Seleucid Empire's official language is recorded as Ancient Greek[14].
  • Seleucid Empire's shares border with is recorded as Hasmonean Judea[15].
  • Seleucid Empire's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[16].
  • Seleucid Empire's Commons category is recorded as Seleucids[17].
  • 312 BC marks the founding of Seleucid Empire[18].
  • Seleucid Empire was dissolved in January 1, 63 BC[19].
  • Seleucid Empire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.09444444444444, 'lon': 44.522222222222226}[20].
  • Seleucid Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seleucid Empire[21].
  • Seleucid Empire has a population of {'amount': '+35000000'}[22].
  • Seleucid Empire's office held by head of government is recorded as Seleucid ruler[23].
  • Seleucid Empire's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[24].
  • Seleucid Empire's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[25].
  • Seleucid Empire's described by source is recorded as Book of the Later Han[26].
  • Seleucid Empire's described by source is recorded as History of Northern Dynasties[27].

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Founding

312 BC marks the founding of Seleucid Empire[18].

Dissolution

Seleucid Empire was dissolved in January 1, 63 BC[19].

Why It Matters

Seleucid Empire ranks in the top 9% of hellenistic_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,633 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Inception -0312-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved
    Country Seleucid Empire
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date -0063-01-01T00:00:00Z
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