Tengri

chief deity of Turko-Mongolic religion
Thing theonym Q2481517
Tengri
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Tengri

Summary

Tengri is a theonym[1]. Tengri draws 1,802 Wikipedia views per month (theonym category, ranking #6 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • A child of Tengri was Bai-Ulgan[3].
  • A child of Tengri was Koyash[4].
  • A child of Tengri was Yer Tanrı[5].
  • A child of Tengri was Kayra[6].
  • A child of Tengri was Umay[7].
  • Tengri's instance of is recorded as theonym[8].
  • Tengri's instance of is recorded as deity[9].
  • Tengri is a type of sky deity[10].
  • Tengri's worshipped by is recorded as Tengrism[11].
  • Tengri's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Tengri's present in work is recorded as Orkhon inscriptions[13].
  • Tengri's domain of saint or deity is recorded as sky[14].
  • Tengri's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q7584541[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include theonym[8] and deity[9]. Tengri is a type of sky deity[10].

Influence

Things named for Tengri include Tengrism[16], a religion[17] and marble[18].

Why It Matters

Tengri draws 1,802 Wikipedia views per month (theonym category, ranking #6 of 19).[2] Tengri has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Tengri is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for Tengri include Tengrism[16], a religion[17] and marble[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . 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. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of sky deity
    Instance of theonym, deity
    Present in work Orkhon inscriptions
    Worshipped by Tengrism
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q6979592]], Copying from [[Q766677]]"
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