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Shan States

historic (1885-1948) name for Minor Kingdoms (analogous to Princely state of British India) ruled by Saopha (similar to Thai royal title Chao Fa Prince/Princess) in areas of today's Burma, China, Laos and Northern Thailand from c.1215 to c.1959
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Shan States

Summary

Shan States is a historical country[1]. It draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #454 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shan States's religion is recorded as Theravāda[3].
  • Shan States's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Shan States's instance of is recorded as petty kingdom[5].
  • Shan States's subclass of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Shan States's Commons category is recorded as Shan States[7].
  • +1215-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shan States[8].
  • Shan States was dissolved in +1563-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Shan States's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jphtf[10].
  • Shan States's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shan States[11].
  • Shan States's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].

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Founding

+1215-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shan States[8].

Dissolution

Shan States was dissolved in +1563-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].

Why It Matters

Shan States draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #454 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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