Migration Period

period in European history with large migration of peoples, from the 4th to the 6th centuries
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Migration Period
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Migration Period

Summary

Migration Period is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,659 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Migration Period's instance of is recorded as historical period[3].
  • Migration Period's instance of is recorded as human migration[4].
  • Migration Period took place at continental Europe[5].
  • Migration Period's Commons category is recorded as Migration period[6].
  • Migration Period began on 375[7].
  • Migration Period ended on 568[8].
  • Migration Period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Migration Period[9].
  • Migration Period's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Migration Period's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Migration Period's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Migration Period's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Migration Period's different from is recorded as Barbarian Invasion[14].
  • Migration Period's different from is recorded as Invasioni barbariche[15].
  • Migration Period dates from the Byzantine Empire[16].
  • Migration Period dates from the Roman Empire[17].
  • Migration Period's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q106997565[18].
  • Migration Period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • Migration Period's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Migration period[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period[3] and human migration[4].

Why It Matters

Migration Period ranks in the top 9% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,659 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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