Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Istimrari


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The result was   keep.   Wifione    .......  Leave a message  17:47, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Istimrari

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Questionable notability, no context. Sources are thin, google autocorrects when trying to search suggesting that the term isn't widely used. Deprodded without comment by author. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 20:41, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:33, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Going by the Google Books results, the topic seems legit. utcursch | talk 18:09, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Another robotic nomination from an editor who appears to lack basic understanding of what an encyclopedia is. Notability has been clearly demonstrated. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:11, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep There are sufficient sources within the article, numerous more reliable sources within gbooks. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  18:26, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Agreed with Utcursch, it seems that he is notable. At least enough notable to be kept. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 16:05, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep 'Istimrari' is defined in section 20 of the Istimrari Ajmer Land and Revenue Regulation II of 1877, as cited in many sources (GB search). A GB search for "Istimrari Ajmer Land and Revenue Regulation II of 1877 section 20" gives 4 results (much fewer than the thousands for Istimrari and its related term alone, because of such a specific wording), whereupon the query to search for the phrase with 'Istimrar' instead pops up, whereupon a search gives zero results. Google queries mean absolutely nothing in terms of word usage or even number of hits. 'Istimrar' is suggested for an 'Istimrari' search because they are related terms, but they are not interchangeable in such a specific usage.
 * It is a fundamental concept in the region and time, and therefore Istimrar is more often used as a qualifier of other nouns in the sources, as the authors are addressing an audience familiar with the subject of the Istimrari already. Istimrar is more often than not used in combination with the noun Zemindar, a landlord required to pay tax. Roughly speaking, "Istimrari" is to "Istimrari chieftain" is to "istimrar" as "system of duchies" is to "duke" is to "ducal". Anarchangel (talk) 21:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
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