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==== Dealing with dates ==== | ==== Dealing with dates ==== | ||
Wikidata has a rich set of date formats, many of which are described [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Dates here]. Ottgaz poses certain challenges even to this diverse body of representations, however, despite its aspiration to universality. It's critically important to include as many dates as possible, because the presence of dates enables much richer querying. Therefore I've attempted to include as much information as possible in date format, qualifying it using plain text notes where necessary. | Wikidata has a rich set of date formats, many of which are described [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Dates here]. Ottgaz poses certain challenges even to this diverse body of representations, however, despite its aspiration to universality. It's critically important to include as many dates as possible, because the presence of dates enables much richer querying. Therefore I've attempted to include as much information as possible in date format, qualifying it using plain text notes where necessary. | ||
Wikidata date formats specify precision. For the most part, Ottgaz dates are precise to the year. Sometimes, however, Sezen uses century precision. To encode "16. yy." (sixteenth century), use <code>1600C</code>. | |||
Part of the problem is that Sezen is not clear about the source(s) of his dating, and himself uses multiple formats. In an earlier version of Ottgaz, I attempted to map dates onto the reigns of Sultans, using the [https://perio.do/ Periodo] tool. I describe that effort [[Periodizing the Ottoman Gazetteer|here]]. | Part of the problem is that Sezen is not clear about the source(s) of his dating, and himself uses multiple formats. In an earlier version of Ottgaz, I attempted to map dates onto the reigns of Sultans, using the [https://perio.do/ Periodo] tool. I describe that effort [[Periodizing the Ottoman Gazetteer|here]]. | ||