Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rayat


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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 06:20, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Rayat

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Fails WP:GNG. Unsourced for 6+ years. PROD removed on the grounds that Google Books coverage indicates notability, but the Google Books results are not about the "Ramgarhia and Dhiman Brahman" surname. utcursch &#124; talk 17:12, 6 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. utcursch &#124; talk 17:13, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:07, 14 March 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kharkiv07  ( T ) 00:36, 21 March 2016 (UTC) Additionally these are fairly orthogonal to the etymology given in the article now about a divine architect and all that. - Brianhe (talk) 03:43, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete With no reliable sources for the finding this article does more harm than good. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  04:34, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Statements claiming celestial descent like "Riyats are descendants of Lord Vishwakarma" don't belong in an encyclopedia. And it looks like there's nothing factual to base the article on at this time. (edited to add following) I found two sources which really are such snippets there still isn't enough for an article:
 * People of India (Oxford Press, 1998) "rayat, meaning feudal chiefs who cultivated rent-free or nearly rent-free land as a privilege in lieu of rendering military services to the Rajput kings..."
 * Agriculture and social structure in Tamil Nadu (Carolina Academic Press, 1978) "Ryot (rayat, Urdu raiyat) - cultivator who owns the land."


 * Those two book results seem to be about the Ryot / Ryotwari, alternatively transliterated as rayat / rayatwari. Completely different topic. utcursch &#124; talk 14:03, 23 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete at best as there's simply nothing convincing to actually keep, considering both notability and improvements. SwisterTwister   talk  05:23, 27 March 2016 (UTC)


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