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Common Era

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Summary

Common Era is a calendar era[1]. It draws 16,215 Wikipedia views per month (calendar era category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Julian calendar[3], Gregorian calendar[4]
  • Said to be the same as: Anno Domini[5], Christian Era[6]
  • Opposite of: Before Christ[7], year BC[8], before common era[9]
  • Described by source: Small Soviet Encyclopedia[10]
  • Different from: before common era[11]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Time[12], WikiProject Measurement[13]

Why It Matters

Common Era has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q87327100. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Portrait Confused With Johannes Kepler 1610.jpg
    Part of → Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Time, WikiProject Measurement
    Said to be the same as → Anno Domini, Christian Era
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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