Template:Which calendar
Usage
The {Which calendar} template is a variant of {Clarify} to be used specifically when the clarification that is needed is the calendar in which a particular date is expressed.
At various times in modern history, multiple calendars were in use at the same time. Therefore, in an article on Russian history, a date such as "March 1, 1881" may be ambiguous: it might mean March 1 [O.S. March 13] 1881, or it might mean February 17 [O.S. March 1] 1881.
You may use either of the following formats:
{which calendar|{subst:DATE}
or
{which calendar|date=January 2025}
This template will place articles into Category:Articles containing ambiguous dates.
To fix the issue, use the {OldStyleDate} template to clarify the meaning of the date:
{OldStyleDate|March 1|1881|March 13}
which produces
- March 1 [O.S. March 13] 1881
TemplateData
TemplateData for Which calendar
For tagging ambiguous dates which might plausibly be interpreted differently according to multiple calendars in use at the time.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link target | link | Change what "which calendar?" text links to
| Page name | optional |
| Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
Redirects
See also
- {Clarify}
- {OldStyleDate}
- {OldStyleDateDY}
- {OldStyleDateNY}
- {Which}
