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Terracotta Army

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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, a form of funerary art buried with the emperor between 210 and 209 BCE in his mausoleum to protect him in the afterlife.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Funerary Complex 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China 1
Completed Year
248 BCE 3
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Archaeological Site 2
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Terracotta, Architectural Materials
Source Terracotta Army (Wikipedia)
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China

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Source Terracotta Army (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
Sources
1. Terracotta Army (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • opening paragraph, first two sentences
    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.
  • opening paragraph, discovery sentence
    were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
  • Lead section
    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.
  • Uses Element: Terracotta, Lead
    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
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2. Terracotta Army (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia "Terracotta Army" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (-248)
    Wikidata item Q47672, property P571: -248
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3. Wikidata: Terracotta Army
  • Wikidata Q47672, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q47672, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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