Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Haidru (1828)


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Battle of Haidru (1828)
The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) ‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ Southasianhistorian8 (talk) 02:17, 13 March 2024 (UTC)


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To preface, I'm going off my observations from the first 2 sources in descending order. The third and fourth refs, "Journal of the United Service Institution of India" and "Selections from the records of the government of Punjab" are WP:RAJ era sources and thus not allowed. The last source seems to be merely a Google snapshot.

Here is what Hari Ram Gupta says of the battle: "Having failed at Peshawar, Sayyid Ahmad planned to seize Attock fort from the Sikhs. Its possession by him would automatically clear Hazara and Peshawar from the Sikhs, and it would open the gateway for the invasion of the Panjab. Khadi Khan of Hund secretly alerted the Sikh commander of the fort, and the plan fell through. Sayyid Ahmad, in anger attacked the village Haidru, and put to the sword all the inhabitants, both Hindus and Muslims. On hearing this news Hari Singh Nalwa suddenly appeared on the scene and massacred nearly three-fourths of Khalifa's Ghazis. Sayyid Ahmad managed to escape to the west of the Indus."

Rishi Singh says: "It appears that even when he seemed successful, Syed Ahmad began losing his control over the tribal leadership. Many tribal chiefs began betraying him. For instance, at the time of taking over the fort of Attock, Khadi Khan of Hund alerted the Sikh commander, Hari Singh Nalwa, who with his 20,000 men attacked Syed Ahmad’s forces and killed three-fourths of the Khalifa’s Ghazis".

I think this content would be better suited in the exploits and military campaigns of both Hari Singh Nalwa and Syed Ahmed Barelvi, I don't think the amount of coverage in both sources, which are small paragraphs, justifies an entire article, though I could be wrong. Southasianhistorian8 (talk) 15:53, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps this could be redirected to the page Military campaigns of Hari Singh Nalwa? The battle is already listed there-, and I think that on its own is sufficient. An entire article is superflous. Southasianhistorian8 (talk) 16:24, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
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Withdrawn by nominator: Best suited for a RFD to Military campaigns of Hari Singh Nalwa instead. Southasianhistorian8 (talk) 02:02, 13 March 2024 (UTC)


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