Template:Did you know nominations/Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi

 * ... that to ensure the loyalty of Queen Fatuma, a client ruler of Zanzibar, Omani forces kept a cannon trained on her palace? She was closely guarded and prevented from sending any messages to the Portuguse in Mozambique.  The Arab fort had three cannons, one of which pointed toward her palace At least one of the fort's cannons was aimed towards the house of the local sovereign
 * Reviewed: To follow
 * Comment: After writing this article I discovered there was a pre-existing stub at Queen Fatuma of Zanzibar. I have redirected this to the new article as it contained no new information.  The new article is at least 5x bigger than the old in any case

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:31, 21 November 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg 5x expansion and hook source verified; overall long enough and well sourced, with an interesting hook. Earwig found no copyvio. QPQ still needed. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:11, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review David Eppstein, I have carried out a QPQ review over at Template:Did you know nominations/East Rennell. Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 19:51, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Ok, good to go. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:53, 6 December 2017 (UTC)