Talk:David Soslan

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Link to alanica
Abaev's article on Soslan's origins (and the website hosting it in general) pretty clearly takes sides, so it is better to insert the link in the passage which deals with the controversy itself. Furthermore, the Tsarazon theory is already mentioned in the text, which intentionally follows the sources about David and theories about his origins in a chronological sequence to avoid giving one of them preference over others. Mentioning Tsarazon theory twice, plus within the lead sentence and adding the phrase "would have belonged" clearly gives preference to one of these theories. --KoberTalk 15:30, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
 * So. How can you explain your deletion of ossetic language? --Bouron (talk) 22:18, 30 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Would you please provide any Ossetian spelling of his name from the contemporary sources? I'm restoring it, but still waiting for your version. The 20th-century modification of the Cyrillic script next to the name of the 12th-century Georgian general looks pretty much ridiculous. As for the rest of your changes, you will have first to address the concerns raised above step by step. "There is nothing controversial" is not an argument. You should provide your own arguments and explain why you are upholding a grammatically flawed, purely constructed, POVish and not properly sourced edition. --KoberTalk 11:13, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Bagratid origin
For many years it was accepted without question that Tamar's descendants were male-line Bagratids because her consort David Soslan was alleged to be a Bagratid. Those myths were debunked decades ago and it's long since been clarified that we don't know his patriline or even precise kinship with Tamar. Wikipedia articles on the Bagrationi, like this one, have recently been seeing re-insertion of the myth back into documented history, ignoring the lack of authoritative sources and ignoring or soft-peddling the now prevalent doubt that Soslan's male-line ancestry can be traced to the Bagrationi dynasty. It is worse than a grave disservice to Wikipedia, its readership and the dynasty itself to revive this speculation (which is often also used to buttress the claim that the Bagrationi are the "oldest" dynasty in Europe, ignoring the lineages of both the Capetian dynasty and the Irish royal families). Strong, reputable, unambiguous sources are needed to make any assertions about David Soslan's ancestry, and authors who challenge his Bagratid origin must be given due prominence alongside other theories. FactStraight (talk) 07:30, 11 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree, but that version has never been fully "discredited". It's disputed, but not fully rejected. It has been dominant for centuries and enjoys some currency even today. So, I see no reason to remove the chart once it is properly attributed and sourced. I'm from being a supporter of this version, but still it does have a place in this article. --KoberTalk 16:12, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

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