Template:Did you know nominations/Ismail al-Atrash, Al Hamdan


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Intelligent  sium  00:27, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Ismail al-Atrash

 * ... that Druze chieftain Ismail al-Atrash established his own sheikhdom in territory controlled by his rivals, the Hamdan clan?


 * Reviewed: 2 reviews pending

Created by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 16:20, 22 April 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg A very well-written article and interesting and succinct hook- thanks for improving Wikipedia on this topic. My question: The source says that Ismail expanded his sheikdom at the expense of the Hamdan clan. To me that seems different from saying that he established a sheikdom in territory controlled by the Hamdan clan, because it suggests that the Hamdan clan lost control of the territory. Is there a better source to justify the hook, or am I missing something in the given source? Thanks in advance, MartinPoulter (talk) 20:37, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Good point, Atrash took over parts of the Hamdans' territories to form his sheikhdom. How about: ALT 1 ... that Druze chieftain Ismail al-Atrash established his own sheikhdom out of territory he captured from the Hamdan clan?
 * I'm going to get those QPQ reviews done today/tomorrow and write up a lead for the article. Appreciate the comments and the review. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 17:49, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article is original, long and well-written from reliable sources. It was nominated within seven days of its creation. The hook is interesting, short, and backed up by a citation in the article. So I approve ALT1. Cheers MartinPoulter (talk) 10:52, 13 May 2016 (UTC)