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 ====== Timekeeping ======
-The astronomical situation of [[Avishraa:]] is unlike that of worlds such as Earth, which orbit their star directly. It is not a planet, but a natural satellite, a moon that is tidally locked to its parent gas giant [[universe:mikurmiya:Kastun]]; its closest equivalent of a "month" (the amount of time for Kastun to complete a full cycle of phases) is over 54 Earth days long, and, because it rotates in the same period of time as it revolves around the giant, so is the equivalent of a "day" (the amount of time for the sun to return to its position from the previous day). Meanwhile, its closest equivalent of a "year" (approximately, the amount of time Kastun takes to go around its sun), is generally only of astronomical significance, since due to Avishraa’s minute axial tilt and orbital inclination, annual seasonal variations are sufficiently unremarkable that they are little noticed by its natives.
+The astronomical situation of [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]] is unlike that of worlds such as Earth, which orbit their star directly. It is not a planet, but a natural satellite, a moon that is tidally locked to its parent gas giant [[universe:mikurmiya:Kastun]]; its closest equivalent of a "month" (the amount of time for Kastun to complete a full cycle of phases) is over 54 Earth days long, and, because it rotates in the same period of time as it revolves around the giant, so is the equivalent of a "day" (the amount of time for the sun to return to its position from the previous day). Meanwhile, its closest equivalent of a "year" (approximately, the amount of time Kastun takes to go around its sun), is generally only of astronomical significance, since due to Avishraa’s minute axial tilt and orbital inclination, annual seasonal variations are sufficiently unremarkable that they are little noticed by its natives.
 From this it follows that the measurement of time on Avishraa, at least if it is based around the movement of celestial objects, will be most naturally expressed in units different from those on Earth. Both the [[takma:|takmar]] and the [[xtauh:]] have built systems of timekeeping with these considerations in mind.
 ===== The Imperial Calendar =====
-While many systems of timekeeping exist on Avishraa, the one that is most widespread - and the one used throughout this wiki as the standard of timekeeping - is the **Imperial Calendar**, part of the vast legacy of the [[avishraa:community:empire:|Sixfold Empire]] that once dominated takmakind. A summary of its workings is below.
+While many systems of timekeeping exist on Avishraa, the one that is most widespread - and the one used throughout this wiki as the standard of timekeeping - is the **Imperial Calendar**, part of the vast legacy of the [[geopolitical:empire:|Sixfold Empire]] that once dominated takmakind. A summary of its workings is below.
 ==== Units of time ====
-The foundation of Imperial timekeeping, and indeed of almost all systems of timekeeping on Avishraa, is what is in this system called the "turn", which lies at the heart of a system of units based around it, in multiples or divisions of thirty-six. (Since the [[language:Imperial]] numbering system is also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix|base]]-36, this makes it relatively easy for young [[takma:|takmar]] to learn to tell time.) These are listed below, in order from smallest to largest unit.
+The foundation of Imperial timekeeping, and indeed of almost all systems of timekeeping on Avishraa, is what is in this system called the "turn", which lies at the heart of a system of units based around it, in multiples or divisions of thirty-six. (Since the [[language:imperial:start]] numbering system is also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix|base]]-36, this makes it relatively easy for young [[takma:|takmar]] to learn to tell time.) These are listed below, in order from smallest to largest unit.
 //(To convert between Earth units and Imperial units, feel free to use this [[https://thuban.pinkgothic.com/avishraa/time.html|handy converter]], courtesy of [[user:pinkgothic|pinkgothic]]!)//