Xia dynasty

the first hereditary dynasty recorded in the Chinese dynasties (ca. 2100 BCE--1916 BCE), house of Xiahou
Organization chinese_dynasty Q169705
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Xia dynasty

Summary

Xia dynasty is a Chinese dynasty[1]. It draws 1,915 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_dynasty category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xia dynasty is identified as part of the Huaxia (ethnicity) ethnic group[3].
  • Xia dynasty's image is recorded as Xia dynasty.svg[4].
  • Xia dynasty's continent is recorded as Asia[5].
  • Xia dynasty's instance of is recorded as Chinese dynasty[6].
  • Xia dynasty's instance of is recorded as ancient Chinese state[7].
  • Xia dynasty's instance of is recorded as hypothetical entity[8].
  • Xia dynasty's capital is recorded as Dengfeng[9].
  • Xia dynasty's currency is recorded as Cypraea[10].
  • Xia dynasty's founder is recorded as Yu the Great[11].
  • Xia dynasty's basic form of government is recorded as hereditary monarchy[12].
  • Xia dynasty's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[13].
  • Xia dynasty's basic form of government is recorded as feudalism[14].
  • Xia dynasty's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4215150325580810090008[15].
  • Xia dynasty's GND ID is recorded as 1101487100[16].
  • Xia dynasty's locator map image is recorded as Xia dynasty.svg[17].
  • Xia dynasty's part of is recorded as Three Dynasties[18].
  • Xia dynasty's Commons category is recorded as Xia Dynasty[19].
  • -2070-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Xia dynasty[20].
  • -2205-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Xia dynasty[21].
  • Xia dynasty was dissolved in -1600-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Xia dynasty's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bx5b[23].
  • Xia dynasty's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xia dynasty[24].
  • Xia dynasty's Commons gallery is recorded as 夏朝[25].
  • Xia dynasty's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[26].
  • Xia dynasty's replaces is recorded as Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors[27].

Body

Founding

Xia dynasty's founder is recorded as Yu the Great[11]. Recorded inception include -2070-00-00T00:00:00Z[20] and -2205-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].

Identity

Xia dynasty's part of is recorded as Three Dynasties[18].

Dissolution

Xia dynasty was dissolved in -1600-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].

Why It Matters

Xia dynasty draws 1,915 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_dynasty category, ranking #5 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . cn.nytimes.com. Retrieved . cn.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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