This template is used to generate standardized text, navigation, and parent categories for
Category:States and territories established in YYYY
Category:States and territories established in YYYY BC
Category:States and territories disestablished in YYYY
Category:States and territories disestablished in YYYY BC
It automatically adds the following parent categories
Category:YYYY (dis)establishments
Category:States and territories by year of (dis)establishment
Category:States and territories (dis)established in the YYY0s
Category:YYYY in politics
– for year 1500 onwardsCategory:YYYY in international relations
Usage
{{state est cat|YYYY}}
for the yearYYYY
{{state est cat|YYYY|BC}}
for the yearYYYY
BC
The template automatically determines if it is being used in an established or disestablished category by checking the name of the transcluding page.