Shakya

Summary

Shakya is an ethnic group^[1]. Shakya ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,476 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shakya is in the country of India^[3].
• Shakya is in the country of Nepal^[4].
• Shakya's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[5].
• Shakya's instance of is recorded as gaṇasaṅgha^[6].
• Shakya's instance of is recorded as historical country^[7].
• Shakya's capital is recorded as Kapilavastu^[8].
• Shakya is a type of Indo-Aryan peoples^[9].
• Shakya's Commons category is recorded as Shakya^[10].
• 700 BC marks the founding of Shakya^[11].
• Shakya was dissolved in 500 BC^[12].
• Shakya's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Shakya's has contributing factor is recorded as cultural assimilation^[14].
• Shakya's different from is recorded as Q37550618^[15].
• Shakya's different from is recorded as Sakia^[16].

Body

Founding

700 BC marks the founding of Shakya^[11].

Dissolution

Shakya was dissolved in 500 BC^[12].

Why It Matters

Shakya ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,476 views/month).^[2] Shakya has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Shakya is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]