Talk:Khalji Revolution/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Catlemur (talk · contribs) 13:56, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

I will begin this review shortly.--Catlemur (talk) 13:56, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good. Noorullah (talk) 20:31, 9 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Please order the references alphabetically and add isbn or oclc numbers to those that don't already have them.


 * Add additional categories to the page so its easier to find it.


 * Citations that cite multiple pages should have the following format instead of.


 * Yamuna river → Yamuna River


 * Khalji Revolution victory → Khalji faction victory


 * The lede is too long. Its purpose is to summarize the contents of the article rather than introduce new information. As such is should not contain citations under normal circumstances. See WP:LEDE for details.--Catlemur (talk) 08:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Fixed these issues, some of the books do not have applicable ISBNS, and added ISBNS where possible. Noorullah (talk) 15:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * As I mentioned before the lede is too long, it needs to summarize the contents of each of the main sections.


 * The Causes section jumps immediately to Balban's death but there is no mention of which state he ruled and why piety was so important to him (Islamic faith). The lede contains new information which should have instead been found in the main article.


 * The average reader from outside of South Asia would also have no idea about the Delhi Sultanate so there needs to be a brief paragraph giving us a bit more context before we move to describing the coup's prelude.


 * "tutored to not drink wine, or to even look at the face of a beautiful woman. However, as he ascended the throne, he indulged in drinking wine, as well as sexual pleasure." - Please rephrase this in a more encyclopedic manner. Something along the lines of "was tutored to follow Islamic moral principles, as he ascended the throne, he instead indulged in a hedonistic lifestyle".


 * "With Qaiqabad stuck in debauchery" - This also needs to be rephrased.


 * If all the subjects of the See Also section are mentioned and wikilinked in the main article then it is kind of redundant.--Catlemur (talk) 09:47, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Tried to fix these issues, cut down on the lead a bit, and expanded on background information for the Mamluk Sultanate. Noorullah (talk) 17:24, 14 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Wikilink Amirs, Bengal, Baharpur, Badaon


 * "Qaiqabad did not do anything" → "failed to act on his father's advice


 * "as he himself was centered in the Bengal" → "traveling from his residence in Bengal"


 * "Believing that Delhi was no long safe for him" → "Believing that Delhi was no longer safe"


 * There is a lot of copy editing to be done in the article. I am not a native speaker of English so I think it would be better for you to make a request at WP:GOCE. I can halt the review until it is finished if needed.


 * "Turkish officers that were secretly given permission" - Which Turks are you referring to exactly? Why was there a Turkish faction in the Delhi Sultanate? If you expand a bit on who the Mamluks were and what were the main factions in the court it would become more clear. This is explained but only in the last paragraph of Causes and the following section, whereas it should be made clear from the beginning.


 * Under which circumstances did Qaiqabad become paralyzed?


 * Please give dates for all the major events that take place in the article e.g. Nizamuddin's death, Shamsuddin's ascension to the throne, the beginning of the revolution etc


 * "which wished to march to Baharpur," → "the rebels wished to march to Baharpur,"


 * The spelling of each name needs to be uniform across the article. For example you have spelled it Jalal-ud-Din Khalji in the infobox and Jalaluddin in the main body of the article.


 * What is the exact date the conflict began? Was it in 1287 as the lede implies or did all events take place in 1290 as stated in the infobox.


 * The location where the conflict took place was the Delhi Sultanate as far as I understand. So replace Indian subcontinent with Delhi Sultanate in the infobox.--Catlemur (talk) 20:26, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Fixed some of these issues. Baharpur does not have a wiki link. Fixed Jalaluddin and other consistent spellings across the article. The conflict began in 1290, but it began as a result of Balban's death in 1287 and what happened afterward, so I rewrote it a bit.

We don't know why Qaiqabad became paralyzed, just that he became ill and paralyzed afterward, which is said in the article. The Turkish officers part were not related to the Turkish faction. Turkish officers is referring to just prominent noblemen/soldiers, as the Mamluk dynasty themselves were of Turkic origin. The factions is explained towards the end of the causes because that is when the conflict is beginning to erupt, as the previous paragraphs above were background information. Noorullah (talk) 20:54, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * " period of political and societal change in the Delhi Sultanate." - Non Turks came into prominence after the revolution, but how did society change during it? This is not mentioned in any of the main sections.


 * "During this period of confusion, factions rose in the court of the Mamluks, between the Turkish faction led by Aitmar Surkah, and the Khalji faction, led by Jalaluddin Khalji." - What happened?


 * "Eventually, Balban ascended the throne," - Replace eventually with the actual date.


 * "who was a slave of his Ghurid overlord, Muhammad of Ghor." - who was a slave of Ghurid overlord, Muhammad of Ghor.


 * Also how was a slave able to establish an empire of his own?


 * "his fathers advise,"→ his father's advise


 * "Bughra Khan informed Qaiqabad to abstain from drinking wine and engaging in sexual pleasure" - Is this a reference to concubines or was he unmarried?


 * Aitmar Surkah and Kachhan → Aitmar Surkah and Aitmar Kachhan


 * Why was Jalaluddin Khalji granted all those positions and privileges after Nizamuddin's death?


 * Remove the wikilink for Jalaluddin Khalji in Revolution, it has already been linked before.


 * Still no dates for many of the major events in the conflict.


 * The fact that Shamsuddin was Qaiqabad's son is only mentioned in the lede.


 * Add a citation to the note.


 * References need to be in an alphabetic order.--Catlemur (talk) 16:10, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Reworded for political and societal change in the aftermath section.

Period of confusion reworded to turmoil.

Further explained why Jalaluddin was granted such positions (due to Nizamuddins assassination).

Added the Shamsuddin was Qaiqabad's son.

There is also dates for major events in the article where known, such as the ascension of Shamsuddin, as well as Jalaluddin's ascension.

Also what do you mean specifically in alphabetic order? By the authors, or by the title of the books? Noorullah (talk) 17:13, 22 December 2023 (UTC)


 * The books need to be placed in alphabetic order based on the family names of the authors.


 * File:Maginary portrait of Sultan Firuz Khalji, Khwaja Hasan, and a dervish..jpg has the following warning notice on Commons which needs to be resolved: "PD-Art template without license parameter: please specify why the underlying work is public domain in both the source country and the United States ."


 * Make it a bit more clear in the first paragraph that Qutb ud-Din Aibak founded the Mamluk dynasty which ruled the Delhi Sultanate.


 * As I mentioned before, the factions of the Mamluk dynasty need to be explained in the Causes section before the article goes into detail about the court intrigues ("Turkish officers" sentence) because otherwise it is very hard to follow the narrative. That means that we need to know what the court factions were before Shamsuddin's ascension.


 * There is still no adequate explanation why Qaiqabad bestowed Jalaluddin Khalji with all those titles, all we know from the article is that Nizamuddin was killed and someone had to take his place. Was he known for his loyalty for example?


 * Still no date for the start of the conflict and other major events in the Revolution section.


 * I have placed the article on hold until 6 January 2024. The aforementioned issues along with a complete copyedit for prose, spelling, word choice and grammar need to be completed by that date. Please answer bellow each of the points raised separately so its clearer which ones have been addressed.--Catlemur (talk) 14:46, 27 December 2023 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Fixed most of the stated issues. Looking on how to improve the dates though, but have worked on that. Also submitted a request at the copy editors guild to try and improve prose. Noorullah (talk) 09:26, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Regretfully I have to fail this nomination due to the reasons outlined above (no dates for major events, lack of copyediting compliant to the MOS, Turkish faction mentioned for an explanation of the major factions has been given etc). The article is nevertheless well written and can easily be brought to GA status when the needed copy editing and additional sources are found.--Catlemur (talk) 20:00, 8 January 2024 (UTC)