Sambians
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The Sambians were a prominent Baltic tribe inhabiting the Sambia Peninsula in what is now Kaliningrad Oblast, known for their role in amber trade and as part of the Old Prussian peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sambians canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baltic tribe
ⓘ
Old Prussian tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amber Coast ⓘ |
| burialCustoms |
barrow graves
ⓘ
cremation ⓘ |
| culture | Old Prussian culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
amber collection ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trade in amber along the Amber Road
ⓘ
trade with German merchants ⓘ trade with other Baltic peoples ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Old Prussians ⓘ |
| ethnicTerritory | Sambia ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup |
Western Baltic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Baltic peoples
|
| faced | Teutonic Order conquest ⓘ |
| hadCenter | Sambia Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ethnic group ⓘ |
| inhabited | Sambia Peninsula ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amber trade
ⓘ
control of amber-rich coastal areas ⓘ maritime contacts in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| language | Old Prussian language ⓘ |
| locatedInThePastIn |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea coast
East Prussia ⓘ Sambia Peninsula ⓘ region of present-day Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic peoples
ⓘ
Old Prussians ⓘ
surface form:
Old Prussian peoples
|
| practiced | pre-Christian Baltic religion ⓘ |
| regionNowIn |
Kaliningrad Oblast
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bartians
ⓘ
Natangians ⓘ Sudovians ⓘ
surface form:
Scalovians
Sudovians ⓘ Warmians ⓘ |
| religion | Baltic paganism ⓘ |
| resultOfConquest | loss of distinct identity ⓘ |
| spoke |
Old Prussian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Prussian
|
| subgroupOf | Prussians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| underwent |
Germanisation
ⓘ
Lithuanisation ⓘ Polonisation ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.