2nd millennium

millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000
Intangible millennium Q25860
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2nd millennium

Summary

2nd millennium is a millennium[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2nd millennium's instance of is recorded as millennium[3].
  • 2nd millennium followed 1st millennium[4].
  • 2nd millennium was followed by 3rd millennium[5].
  • 2nd millennium is part of Gregorian calendar[6].
  • 2nd millennium is part of Common Era[7].
  • 2nd millennium's Commons category is recorded as 2nd millennium[8].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 20th century[9].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 19th century[10].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 18th century[11].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 17th century[12].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 16th century[13].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 15th century[14].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 14th century[15].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 13th century[16].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 12th century[17].
  • 2nd millennium comprises 11th century[18].
  • 2nd millennium began on January 1, 1001[19].
  • 2nd millennium ended on December 31, 2000[20].
  • 2nd millennium took place on January 1, 2000[21].
  • 2nd millennium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2nd millennium[22].
  • 2nd millennium's topic has template is recorded as Q8117811[23].
  • 2nd millennium's different from is recorded as 2nd millennium BC[24].
  • 2nd millennium's category for births in this time period is recorded as Category:2nd-millennium births[25].
  • 2nd millennium's category for deaths in this time period is recorded as Category:2nd-millennium deaths[26].

Body

Definition and Type

2nd millennium's instance of is recorded as millennium[3].

Use and Application

Components include 20th century[9], a century[27]; 19th century[10], a century[28]; 18th century[11], a century[29]; 17th century[12], a century[30]; 16th century[13], a century[31]; and 15th century[14], a century[32]. Part of include Gregorian calendar[6], an arithmetic calendar[33], founded in 1582[34] and Common Era[7], a calendar era[35].

Why It Matters

2nd millennium has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) 20th century, 19th century, 18th century +7
    Category for deaths in this time period Category:2nd-millennium deaths
    Topic's main category Category:2nd millennium
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