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world history

field of historical study. Not to be confused with universal history (genre)
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world history

Summary

world history is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 725 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #138 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • world history's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • world history's instance of is recorded as academic major[4].
  • world history is a type of study of history[5].
  • world history's facet of is recorded as world[6].
  • world history's described by source is recorded as World History Encyclopedia[7].
  • world history's topic has template is recorded as Template:History of the world[8].
  • world history's different from is recorded as Universal History[9].
  • world history's different from is recorded as universal history (genre)[10].
  • world history's is the study of is recorded as human history[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3] and academic major[4]. world history is a type of study of history[5].

Why It Matters

world history draws 725 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #138 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Centre on Contemporary China and the World, University of Hong Kong London School of Economics and Political Science Department of International History

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). world history. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-history
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_world-history_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{world history}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-history}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → academic discipline, academic major
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Universal History, universal history (genre)
    Is the study of → human history
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566061205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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