Kingdom of Mercia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kingdom_of_Mercia
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Wessex
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tamworth
gptkbp:constructed_in 6th century
9th century
gptkbp:cultural_influence Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Mercian_penny
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Vikings
gptkbp:dissolved 9th century
gptkbp:founded_by gptkb:Cerdic_of_Wessex
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_region Midlands
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the main kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Mercia
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Burford
gptkb:Battle_of_Winwaed
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Heptarchy
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:ruler gptkb:Penda_of_Mercia
gptkb:Offa_of_Mercia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingdom_of_Powys
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Northumbria
gptkb:The_Staffordshire_Hoard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5