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Shere Khan

fictional character from Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book"
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Shere Khan

Summary

Shere Khan is a fictional tiger[1]. It draws 2,550 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_tiger category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shere Khan is the creator of Rudyard Kipling[3].
  • Shere Khan is recorded as male organism[4].
  • Shere Khan's instance of is recorded as fictional tiger[5].
  • Shere Khan's instance of is recorded as literary character[6].
  • Shere Khan's Commons category is recorded as Shere Khan[7].
  • Shere Khan's present in work is recorded as The Jungle Book[8].
  • Shere Khan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shere Khan'}[9].
  • Shere Khan's narrative role is recorded as main character[10].
  • Shere Khan's enemy is recorded as Mowgli[11].
  • Shere Khan's enemy is recorded as Baloo[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional tiger[5] and literary character[6].

Why It Matters

Shere Khan draws 2,550 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_tiger category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book The Jungle Book

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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.

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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shere Khan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shere-khan
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shere-khan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shere Khan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shere-khan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 11d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male organism
    Imdb id → ch0011744
    Present in work → The Jungle Book
    Enemy → Mowgli, Baloo
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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