Talk:Q48349

Autodescription — empire (Q48349)

description: geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a central authority or a central figure

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Classification of the class empire (Q48349)   

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Parent classes (classes of items which contain this one item)

• empire (Q48349)
  • realm (Q1250464)
    • state (Q7275) ^(@)→
    • territory (Q183366)
      • ^→(⋔) administrative territorial entity (Q56061)
        • geopolitical region (Q141104744)
          • geolegal region (Q141104747)
            • human-geographic territorial entity (Q15642541)
              • territory (Q4835091) ^(℧)→
              • artificial geographic entity (Q27096235)
                • geographic entity (Q27096213)
                  • geolocatable entity (Q123349660) ^…
                • artificial object (Q16686448)
                  • object (Q488383) ^(+)→
              • region (Q82794) ^(∇)→
      • ^→(∇) region (Q82794)
        • geographical area (Q3622002) ^…
        • place (Q98929991) ^…
        • spatial region (Q124711484) ^…
  • sovereign state (Q3624078)
    • ^→(@) state (Q7275)
      • juridical person (Q155076)
        • legal person (Q3778211) ^(#)→
        • inanimate object (Q61964280)
          • non-agentive physical object (Q141186854)
            • physical object with unity (Q141158817)
              • physical object (Q223557)
                • concrete object (Q4406616)
                  • object (Q488383) ^(+)→
                  • ^→(§) concrete endurant (Q141681465)
                    • endurant (Q141493485) ^(⁋)→
                    • concrete (Q141183644)
                      • particular (Q6502323) ^(¶)→
                • material entity (Q53617407) ^(†)→
                • material object (Q12352399)
                  • material endurant (Q141222889)
                    • phenomenon (Q141501601) ^…
                  • discrete presential (Q141438998)
                    • discrete (Q141438987) ^…
                    • presential (Q141214836) ^…
              • unitary integral entity (Q141445716)
                • integral entity (Q141445704)
                  • physical endurant (Q141159298)
                    • physical entity (Q141204632) ^…
                    • ^→(¤) endurant (DOLCE) (Q141159271)
                      • concrete endurant (Q141681465) ^(§)→
            • persistent entity (Q141250146)
              • ^→(‡) continuant (Q103940464)
                • entity (BFO) (Q136433660)
                  • entity (Q35120) ⊸
              • ^→(⁋) endurant (Q141493485)
                • particular (Q6502323) ^(¶)→
            • non-conscious thing (Q141447391)
              • simple thing (Q141445610)
                • element (Q141447513)
                  • ^→(¶) particular (Q6502323)
                    • individual item (Q132907471) ^…
      • subject of international law (Q1896989)
        • ^→(#) legal person (Q3778211)
          • person or organization (Q106559804) ^(%)→
      • political territorial entity (Q1048835) ^(◊)→
      • former or current state (Q96196009)
        • polity (Q1063239)
          • political organization (Q7210356)
            • organization (Q43229)
              • ^→(%) person or organization (Q106559804)
                • agent (Q24229398)
                  • object (Q488383) ^(+)→
                  • endurant (DOLCE) (Q141159271) ^(¤)→
              • complex system (Q854457)
                • system (Q58778) ^(❖)→
              • social system (Q1639378)
                • ^→(❖) system (Q58778)
                  • ^→(†) material entity (Q53617407)
                    • independent continuant (Q53617489)
                      • independent entity (Q141204587) ^…
                      • continuant (Q103940464) ^(‡)→
                  • object (Q488383) ^(+)→
                  • collective entity (Q99527517) ^(⁂)→
              • corporate body (Q106668099)
                • ^→(+) object (Q488383)
                  • entity (Q35120) ⊸
                • collective agent (Q131085629) ^(#@)→
              • ^→(#@) collective agent (Q131085629)
                • ^→(⁂) collective entity (Q99527517)
                  • entity (Q35120) ⊸
    • country (Q6256)
      • ^→(◊) political territorial entity (Q1048835)
        • administrative territorial entity (Q56061) ^(⋔)→
      • ^→(℧) territory (Q4835091)
        • region (Q82794) ^(∇)→

Subclasses (classes which contain special kinds of items of this class)

⟨empire⟩ on wikidata tree visualisation (external tool)(depth=1) — on Wikidata Graph Builder ; depth= [1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 10 ]

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form of government

⟨ subject ⟩ instance of (P31) ⟨ form of government (Q1307214)    ⟩

was merged here, so where is imperial form of government now? Infovarius (talk) 19:54, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Are you sure about the merge, User:KenntnisseSchüler? Infovarius (talk) 19:55, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Japan? KenntnisseSchüler (talk) 16:37, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

I mean, what item is about imperial form of government? Infovarius (talk) 20:12, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

After a second thought, I’m not sure that an item about an imperial form of government is a clearly identifiable conceptual or material entity that can be described using serious and publicly available references, as required to meet Wikidata:Notability. Maybe I’m wrong. KenntnisseSchüler (talk) 15:07, 3 February 2026 (UTC)