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	There are fives principal uses of italics.		There are fives principal uses of italics.
	*'''Titles of works'''		*'''Titles of works'''
	:Titles of works such as video games, books, paintings, and movies should be italicized, not underlined, bolded, or set in quotation marks (e.g. ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'', ''~~{{wiki\|~~Marriage of the Virgin}}''). On the other hand, titles of smaller or component works such as memories, letters, chapters, songs, etc. should be set within quotation marks. (e.g. "[[Requiem]]", "[[War letters\|A Door of No Return]]", "~~{{wiki\|~~La Marseillaise}}")		:Titles of works such as video games, books, paintings, and movies should be italicized, not underlined, bolded, or set in quotation marks (e.g. ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'', ''[[Marriage of the Virgin]]''). On the other hand, titles of smaller or component works such as memories, letters, chapters, songs, etc. should be set within quotation marks. (e.g. "[[Requiem]]", "[[War letters\|A Door of No Return]]", "[[La Marseillaise]]")
	*'''Names of vessels'''		*'''Names of vessels'''
	:Names of specific vehicles, be they aircraft, spacecraft like ''[[Beagle 2]]'', or watercraft such as ''[[Jackdaw]]'', ''[[Aquila]]'', and ''[[Altaïr II]]'' should always be italicized.		:Names of specific vehicles, be they aircraft, spacecraft like ''[[Beagle 2]]'', or watercraft such as ''[[Jackdaw]]'', ''[[Aquila]]'', and ''[[Altaïr II]]'' should always be italicized.

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	There are fives principal uses of italics.		There are fives principal uses of italics.
	*'''Titles of works'''		*'''Titles of works'''
	:Titles of works such as video games, books, paintings, and movies should be italicized, not underlined, bolded, or set in quotation marks (e.g. ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'', ''[[Marriage of the Virgin]]''). On the other hand, titles of smaller or component works such as memories, letters, chapters, songs, etc. should be set within quotation marks. (e.g. "[[Requiem]]", "[[War letters\|A Door of No Return]]", "[[La Marseillaise]]")		:Titles of works such as video games, books, paintings, and movies should be italicized, not underlined, bolded, or set in quotation marks (e.g. ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'', ''{{wiki\|Marriage of the Virgin}}''). On the other hand, titles of smaller or component works such as memories, letters, chapters, songs, etc. should be set within quotation marks. (e.g. "[[Requiem]]", "[[War letters\|A Door of No Return]]", "{{wiki\|La Marseillaise}}")
	*'''Names of vessels'''		*'''Names of vessels'''
	:Names of specific vehicles, be they aircraft, spacecraft like ''[[Beagle 2]]'', or watercraft such as ''[[Jackdaw]]'', ''[[Aquila]]'', and ''[[Altaïr II]]'' should always be italicized.		:Names of specific vehicles, be they aircraft, spacecraft like ''[[Beagle 2]]'', or watercraft such as ''[[Jackdaw]]'', ''[[Aquila]]'', and ''[[Altaïr II]]'' should always be italicized.

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	Because our encyclopedia revolves more around the series as a world and less on the series as merely games, it is essential that articles are written from an '''in-universe''' perspective rather than an '''out-of-universe''' one with few exceptions.		Because our encyclopedia revolves more around the series as a world and less on the series as merely games, it is essential that articles are written from an '''in-universe''' perspective rather than an '''out-of-universe''' one with few exceptions.

	===In-~~Universe~~===		===In-universe===
	When an article is written from an in-universe perspective, it is roleplaying as a document in the world of ''Assassin's Creed'' itself. Imagine that you are an Assassin who, eager to research the history of the [[Hidden Blade]], consults a digital database which has begun to archive all this information. This database is ''Assassin's Creed'' Wiki, and although it does not actually exist within the series' canon, for our purposes, we act as though it does when writing. We pretend as though we, the writers, are within the universe of ''Assassin's Creed'' rather than fans existing outside of it.		When an article is written from an in-universe perspective, it is roleplaying as a document in the world of ''Assassin's Creed'' itself. Imagine that you are an Assassin who, eager to research the history of the [[Hidden Blade]], consults a digital database which has begun to archive all this information. This database is ''Assassin's Creed'' Wiki, and although it does not actually exist within the series' canon, for our purposes, we act as though it does when writing. We pretend as though we, the writers, are within the universe of ''Assassin's Creed'' rather than fans existing outside of it.

	This perspective of writing manifests in the following ways:		This perspective of writing manifests in the following ways:

	#All subjects must be treated as though they are non-fictional rather than fictional.		*'''All subjects must be treated as though they are non-fictional rather than fictional.'''
	#The ''historical past tense'' is used unless the subject still exists in the present moment in the series. Under conventional grammar rules, plot summaries for fictional works are written in the literary present tense. Because we imagine the ''Assassin's Creed'' world to be that of reality, however, even fictional characters who have since died in the story (e.g. [[Haytham Kenway]]) are treated as actually having existed at one point before passing away. When writing about them, they should therefore be described in the past tense. Conversely, subjects that still exist at the current time in the story (e.g. the [[Animus]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Rome]]) should be described in the present tense as usual.		*'''The ''historical past tense'' is used unless the subject still exists in the present moment in the series.'''
	~~#Since the series~~' ~~setting closely aligns with that of real-life, as~~ a general rule ~~of thumb~~, the current year in the real world is the current year in the series' story even in the absence of a new release in a particular year. ~~Furthermore, the~~ series is essentially set in a parallel universe to that of reality, with every historical event in the story mirroring that of ~~our~~ actual history. As a result, if a subject, be it an individual, city, or war, currently exists in real-life, even in the absence of an explicit reference to its current status in the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, its status is presumed to be the same. Thus, if you are unsure if [[Masyaf]] still stands as a city in the present day of ''Assassin's Creed'' and no source in the series gives a clear answer, refer to its {{wiki\|Masyaf\|real-~~life~~ status}} to find out. The exception to this rule is if within ''Assassin's Creed'' lore itself, it has been made explicit that the subject no longer exists even if it still does in the real world. In the event of such a deviation, one must of course defer to the ''Assassin's Creed'' version.		:Under conventional grammar rules, plot summaries for fictional works are written in the literary present tense. Because we imagine the ''Assassin's Creed'' world to be that of reality, however, even fictional characters who have since died in the story (e.g. [[Haytham Kenway]]) are treated as actually having existed at one point before passing away. When writing about them, they should therefore be described in the past tense. Conversely, subjects that still exist at the current time in the story (e.g. the [[Animus]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Rome]]) should be described in the present tense as usual.
	#Refrain describing a detail as "unknown" ~~if it is unknown to the fans~~. Details which are unknown to us may not necessarily be unknown to characters within the ''Assassin's Creed'' world.		*'''As a general rule, the current year in the real world is the current year in the series' story even in the absence of a new release in a particular year.'''
	#Refrain from gameplay language.
			:The series is essentially set in a parallel universe to that of reality, with every historical event in the story mirroring that of actual history. As a result, if a subject, be it an individual, a city, or a war, currently exists in real-life, even in the absence of an explicit reference to its current status in the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, its status is presumed to be the same.

			:Thus, if you are unsure if [[Masyaf]] still stands as a city in the present day of ''Assassin's Creed'' and no source in the series gives a clear answer, refer to its {{wiki\|Masyaf\|real-world status}} to find out. The exception to this rule is if within ''Assassin's Creed'' lore itself, it has been made explicit that the subject no longer exists even if it still does in the real world. In the event of such a deviation, one must of course defer to the ''Assassin's Creed'' version.
			*'''Refrain from describing a detail as "unknown".'''
			:Details which are unknown to us may not necessarily be unknown to characters within the ''Assassin's Creed'' world.
			*'''Refrain from gameplay language.'''

	====Avoiding gameplay language====		====Avoiding gameplay language====
	Note that simply avoiding any explicit references to the subject's fictional status while describing gameplay does not qualify as IU-writing. For instance:		Note that simply avoiding any explicit references to the subject's fictional status while describing gameplay does not qualify as IU-writing. For instance:
	:"''A Brute's regular attacks could also be countered through a disarm maneuver, which left ~~them~~ open to a lethal, follow-up attack.''"		<blockquote>"A Brute's regular attacks could also be countered through a disarm maneuver, which left him open to a lethal, follow-up attack."</blockquote>
	In this example, the historical past tense is used as is appropriate, but to write from an in-universe perspective requires more than just correct tense usage; one must ''capture'' the point-of-view with respect to content and rhetoric as well. The sentence alone is not technically out-of-universe, as it is true that within the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, a regular attack from a Brute can be countered by disarming him, just as in real-life, an attack from a soldier can be countered and disarmed.		In this example, the historical past tense is used as is appropriate, but to write from an in-universe perspective requires more than just correct tense usage; one must ''capture'' the point-of-view with respect to content and rhetoric as well. The sentence alone is not technically out-of-universe, as it is true that within the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, a regular attack from a Brute can be countered by disarming him, just as in real-life, an attack from a soldier can be countered and disarmed.

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	When the gender of a singular antecedent is indeterminate, ''they'' and its {{wiki\|inflection\|inflected}} derivatives must be used as the pronoun.		When the gender of a singular antecedent is indeterminate, ''they'' and its {{wiki\|inflection\|inflected}} derivatives must be used as the pronoun.

	The {{wiki\|singular they\|singular use}} of ''they'' is contentious, particularly within American academia,<ref name="Garner 2003">Garner, Bryan A. ''{{wiki\|Garner's Modern English Usage}}''. Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref> with the ''{{wiki\|Purdue Univeristy\|Purdue}} {{wiki\|Online Writing Lab}}'' (OWL) strictly maintaining that it is grammatically incorrect.<ref>Berry, Chris, et al. "[https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/595/01/ Using Pronouns Clearly]". ''The Purdue Online Writing Lab''. Purdue University, last updated 24 April 2013. Accessed 28 May 2018.</ref> Nevertheless, it is the consensus of the ''Assassin's Creed'' Wiki community that owing to the long history of ''they'' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun in literature,<ref>Huddleston, Rodney; Pullum, Geoffrey. ''The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language''. Cambridge University Press, 2002.</ref> there is nothing erroneous about this and that it is preferable to clumsier alternatives such as ''he or she'', ''he/she'', ''s/he'', or refraining from using a pronoun at all. Employing only ''he'' or ''she'' as a substitute for an indeterminate antecedent may, on one hand, connote gender bias or, on the other, misinform readers that the antecedent's gender (e.g. [[Noob]] or [[Numbskull]]) has been canonically established.		The {{wiki\|singular they\|singular use}} of ''they'' is contentious, particularly within American academia,<ref name="Garner 2003">Garner, Bryan A. ''{{wiki\|Garner's Modern English Usage}}''. Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref> with the ''{{wiki\|Purdue Univeristy\|Purdue}} {{wiki\|Online Writing Lab}}'' (OWL) strictly maintaining that it is grammatically incorrect.<ref>Berry, Chris, et al. "[https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/595/01/ Using Pronouns Clearly]". ''The Purdue Online Writing Lab''. Purdue University, last updated 24 April 2013. Accessed 28 May 2018.</ref> Nevertheless, it is the consensus of the ''Assassin's Creed'' Wiki community that owing to the long history of ''they'' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun in literature,<ref>Huddleston, Rodney; Pullum, Geoffrey. ''The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language''. Cambridge University Press, 2002.</ref> there is nothing erroneous about this and that it is preferable to clumsier alternatives such as ''he or she'', ''he/she'', ''s/he'', or refraining from using a pronoun at all. Employing only ''he'' or ''she'' as a substitute for an indeterminate antecedent may, on one hand, connote gender bias or, on the other, misinform readers that the antecedent's gender (e.g. [[Noob]] or [[Numbskull]]) has been canonically established.

	<s>An indeterminate antecedent should be distinguished from an antecedent which refers to a general individual regardless of gender. In this latter case, ''he or she'' is permitted in place of ''they''.</s>		<s>An indeterminate antecedent should be distinguished from an antecedent which refers to a general individual regardless of gender. In this latter case, ''he or she'' is permitted in place of ''they''.</s>
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	Placement of punctuation relative to quotation marks alters the meaning in regards to question marks, exclamation points, and any other punctuation aside from commas and periods.		Placement of punctuation relative to quotation marks alters the meaning in regards to question marks, exclamation points, and any other punctuation aside from commas and periods.

	<blockquote>Desmond said, "don't be racist"?<br />		<blockquote>Desmond said, "don't be racist"?<br />
	No, he said, "Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?"</blockquote>		No, he said, "Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?"</blockquote>

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	===Appearances and references===		===Appearances and references===

			===Layout guide samples===
			*[[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Manual of Style/Sample]]
			*[[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Manual of Style/CharacterSample]]
			*[[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Manual of Style/Locations]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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Real-world lore

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	==Real-world lore==		==Real-world lore==
	<s>The world of ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world with settings and events heavily inspired by true history. [[Ubisoft]] takes great pains to ensure that the settings remain as accurate to history as possible in spite of the copious science fiction elements and the fictional meta-narrative. Societies such as Renaissance Italy, the British American colonies, and Ptolemaic Egypt are reproduced to the minutest of detail—and even if not so precisely in the games, are assumed to be in the lore.</s>		<s>The world of ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world with settings and events heavily inspired by true history. [[Ubisoft]] takes great pains to ensure that the settings remain as accurate to history as possible in spite of the copious science fiction elements and the fictional meta-narrative. Societies such as Renaissance Italy, the British American colonies, and Ptolemaic Egypt are reproduced to the minutest of detail—and even if not so precisely in the games, are assumed to be in the lore.</s>

	The coherence and premise of ''Assassin's Creed'' lore would not be possible without the implicit assumption that its geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural timeline is the same as in our real world—albeit with the Assassin-Templar conflict playing in the background facilitating this identical course of human history. Since ~~the~~ ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world, with research conducted in-universe by fictional characters such as [[Shaun Hastings]] being taken from real sources, a vast majority of the "lore" of the real world is by default true in ''Assassin's Creed'' canon unless proven otherwise.		The coherence and premise of ''Assassin's Creed'' lore would not be possible without the implicit assumption that its geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural timeline is the same as in our real world—albeit with the Assassin-Templar conflict playing in the background facilitating this identical course of human history. Since ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world, with research conducted in-universe by fictional characters such as [[Shaun Hastings]] being taken from real sources, a vast majority of the "lore" of the real world is by default true in ''Assassin's Creed'' canon unless proven otherwise.

	Editors may be tempted to incorporate real world information—most often drawn from {{wiki\|Wikipedia}}—to expand on articles whose subjects have real world equivalents. ''Assassin's Creed'' is a unique franchise in this regard where its canon can theoretically be supplemented by non-fictional external sources. For this reason, a degree of leniency is allowed for adding content that can be attributed not to ''Assassin's Creed'' sources but to academic sources on real subjects.		Editors may be tempted to incorporate real world information—most often drawn from {{wiki\|Wikipedia}}—to expand on articles whose subjects have real world equivalents. ''Assassin's Creed'' is a unique franchise in this regard where its canon can theoretically be supplemented by non-fictional external sources. For this reason, a degree of leniency is allowed for adding content that can be attributed not to ''Assassin's Creed'' sources but to academic sources on real subjects.
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	In some cases, this is absolutely necessary because developers assume many basic details of the ''Assassin's Creed'' world are already known and therefore do not need to be explicitly explained in the source material. Strict adherence to conventional wiki sourcing policy here could lead to awkward gaps in information in articles about events or omission of principal details.		In some cases, this is absolutely necessary because developers assume many basic details of the ''Assassin's Creed'' world are already known and therefore do not need to be explicitly explained in the source material. Strict adherence to conventional wiki sourcing policy here could lead to awkward gaps in information in articles about events or omission of principal details.

	Nevertheless		Nevertheless, care should be taken to ensure that drawing from external sources is an exception, not a prescription. Restraint must be exercised in

	<s>Common deviations where events and details are altered are in the precise manner of death of historical individuals, additional parties involved in conspiracies (i.e. Assassins and Templars), and motivations.</s>		<s>Common deviations where events and details are altered are in the precise manner of death of historical individuals, additional parties involved in conspiracies (i.e. Assassins and Templars), and motivations.</s>

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Names of Chinese emperors

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	In English, the common names for Chinese emperors depend on the dynasty they lived.		In English, the common names for Chinese emperors depend on the dynasty they lived.

	Emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and Qing dynasty (1644–1912) are conventionally referred to by their era names which, beginning from the Ming, spanned the entirety of an emperor's reign when formerly, emperors would have multiple era names throughout their individual reigns. This meant that era names now became a convenient way of identifying each emperor, but at the end of the day, era names are names of each emperor's ''reign'' not the emperor himself.		Emperors of the [[Ming dynasty]] (1368–1644) and {{wiki\|Qing dynasty}} (1644–1912) are conventionally referred to by their era names which, beginning from the Ming, spanned the entirety of an emperor's reign when formerly, emperors would have multiple era names throughout their individual reigns. This meant that era names now became a convenient way of identifying each emperor, but at the end of the day, era names are names of each emperor's ''reign'' not the emperor himself.

	Hence, it is grammatically incorrect to shorthand the common names of Ming and Qing dynasty emperors, such as the [[Jiajing Emperor]] and the [[Shunzhi Emperor]], to 'Jiajing' or 'Shunzhi'. An analogy would be to refer to [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Rodrigo Borgia\|Alexander VI]] by the name 'Renaissance' because he ruled during the [[Renaissance]] era, neverminding that the Renaissance spanned across many popes' terms.		Hence, it is grammatically incorrect to shorthand the common names of Ming and Qing dynasty emperors, such as the [[Jiajing Emperor]] and the [[Shunzhi Emperor]], to 'Jiajing' or 'Shunzhi'. An analogy would be to refer to [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Rodrigo Borgia\|Alexander VI]] by the name 'Renaissance' because he ruled during the [[Renaissance]] era, neverminding that the Renaissance spanned across many popes' terms.

imported>Sol Pacificus: /* Quotation format */ how did this random space creep up here?

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Quotation format: how did this random space creep up here?

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	<blockquote>Desmond said, "don't be racist"?<br />		<blockquote>Desmond said, "don't be racist"?<br />
	No, he said, "Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?"</blockquote>		No, he said, "Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?"</blockquote>

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Neutrality

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	*Permissible: <span style="color:#006400">Haytham argued that the Templars only sought order.</span>		*Permissible: <span style="color:#006400">Haytham argued that the Templars only sought order.</span>
	*Unnecessary and may imply sarcasm: <span style="color:#8B0000">Haytham argued that the Templars only sought "order".</span>		*Unnecessary and may imply sarcasm: <span style="color:#8B0000">Haytham argued that the Templars only sought "order".</span>
	*~~Better quoted~~: <span style="color:#006400">Haytham argued that the Templars sought "order, peace, direction" and "no more than that".</span>		*Best: <span style="color:#006400">Haytham argued that the Templars sought "order, peace, direction" and "no more than that".</span>

	===Quotation format===		===Quotation format===

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Real-world lore: this is going to be the most challenging section, but most of this should be explained in a different page on canonicity instead...

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	==Real-world lore==		==Real-world lore==
			<s>The world of ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world with settings and events heavily inspired by true history. [[Ubisoft]] takes great pains to ensure that the settings remain as accurate to history as possible in spite of the copious science fiction elements and the fictional meta-narrative. Societies such as Renaissance Italy, the British American colonies, and Ptolemaic Egypt are reproduced to the minutest of detail—and even if not so precisely in the games, are assumed to be in the lore.</s>

			The coherence and premise of ''Assassin's Creed'' lore would not be possible without the implicit assumption that its geopolitical, socioeconomic, and cultural timeline is the same as in our real world—albeit with the Assassin-Templar conflict playing in the background facilitating this identical course of human history. Since the ''Assassin's Creed'' is a mirror of the real world, with research conducted in-universe by fictional characters such as [[Shaun Hastings]] being taken from real sources, a vast majority of the "lore" of the real world is by default true in ''Assassin's Creed'' canon unless proven otherwise.

			Editors may be tempted to incorporate real world information—most often drawn from {{wiki\|Wikipedia}}—to expand on articles whose subjects have real world equivalents. ''Assassin's Creed'' is a unique franchise in this regard where its canon can theoretically be supplemented by non-fictional external sources. For this reason, a degree of leniency is allowed for adding content that can be attributed not to ''Assassin's Creed'' sources but to academic sources on real subjects.

			In some cases, this is absolutely necessary because developers assume many basic details of the ''Assassin's Creed'' world are already known and therefore do not need to be explicitly explained in the source material. Strict adherence to conventional wiki sourcing policy here could lead to awkward gaps in information in articles about events or omission of principal details.

			Nevertheless

			<s>Common deviations where events and details are altered are in the precise manner of death of historical individuals, additional parties involved in conspiracies (i.e. Assassins and Templars), and motivations.</s>

			<s>These include social norms, the state of the economy from one period to the next, which individual ruled which</s>

	==Naming convention==		==Naming convention==

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Names of Chinese emperors

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	Hence, it is grammatically incorrect to shorthand the common names of Ming and Qing dynasty emperors, such as the [[Jiajing Emperor]] and the [[Shunzhi Emperor]], to 'Jiajing' or 'Shunzhi'. An analogy would be to refer to [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Rodrigo Borgia\|Alexander VI]] by the name 'Renaissance' because he ruled during the [[Renaissance]] era, neverminding that the Renaissance spanned across many popes' terms.		Hence, it is grammatically incorrect to shorthand the common names of Ming and Qing dynasty emperors, such as the [[Jiajing Emperor]] and the [[Shunzhi Emperor]], to 'Jiajing' or 'Shunzhi'. An analogy would be to refer to [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Rodrigo Borgia\|Alexander VI]] by the name 'Renaissance' because he ruled during the [[Renaissance]] era, neverminding that the Renaissance spanned across many popes' terms.

	''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' works frequently commit this error, notably in ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Instances of 'Jiajing', '[[Zhengde Emperor\|Zhengde]]', etc. should be taken as grammatical mistakes owing to inadequate research, not canonical names.		''Assassin's Creed'' works frequently commit this error, notably in ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. Instances of 'Jiajing', '[[Zhengde Emperor\|Zhengde]]', etc. should be taken as grammatical mistakes owing to inadequate research, not canonical names.

	When referring to Ming and Qing dynasty emperors by era names, it is mandatory that the names be written out in their entirety, with the addition of the definite article. (e.g. 'the Jiajing Emperor', meaning 'the Emperor of the Jiajing-era').		When referring to Ming and Qing dynasty emperors by era names, it is mandatory that the names be written out in their entirety, with the addition of the definite article. (e.g. 'the Jiajing Emperor', meaning 'the Emperor of the Jiajing-era').