Three Kingdoms

period of Chinese history (220–280 AD) dominated by the Wei, Shu-Han, and Wu kingdoms
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Three Kingdoms

Summary

Three Kingdoms is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,640 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Three Kingdoms's instance of is recorded as historical period[3].
  • Three Kingdoms's instance of is recorded as group[4].
  • Three Kingdoms's instance of is recorded as triad[5].
  • Three Kingdoms was followed by Jin dynasty[6].
  • Three Kingdoms took place at China[7].
  • Three Kingdoms is part of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties[8].
  • Three Kingdoms is part of Early Imperial China[9].
  • Three Kingdoms's Commons category is recorded as Three Kingdoms[10].
  • Three Kingdoms comprises Cao Wei[11].
  • Three Kingdoms comprises Shu Han[12].
  • Three Kingdoms comprises Eastern Wu[13].
  • Three Kingdoms began on 220[14].
  • Three Kingdoms ended on 280[15].
  • Three Kingdoms's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Three Kingdoms[16].
  • Three Kingdoms's Commons gallery is recorded as 三國[17].
  • Three Kingdoms's depicted by is recorded as Records of the Three Kingdoms[18].
  • Three Kingdoms's topic has template is recorded as Template:Three Kingdoms[19].
  • Three Kingdoms's has part is recorded as historical country[20].
  • Three Kingdoms's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period[3], group[4], and triad[5].

Use and Application

Components include Cao Wei[11], a historical Chinese state[22], founded in 0220[23]; Shu Han[12], a historical Chinese state[24], founded in 0221[25]; and Eastern Wu[13], a historical Chinese state[26], founded in 0229[27]. Part of include Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties[8], a historical period[28] and Early Imperial China[9].

Why It Matters

Three Kingdoms ranks in the top 4% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,640 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Followed by Jin dynasty
    Instance of historical period, group, triad
    Location China
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007285643305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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