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Dark Ages

historical period
Intangible concept Q217192
Dark Ages
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Summary

Dark Ages is a concept[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: time interval[3]
  • Subclass of: historiography[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dark ages[5]
  • Facet of: study of history[6]
  • Different from: Greek Dark Ages[7]

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Influence

Things named for Dark Ages include cosmic dark ages[8], a cosmological epoch[9].

Why It Matters

Dark Ages has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for it include cosmic dark ages[8], a cosmological epoch[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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