Template:Did you know nominations/Marwan I

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:50, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Marwan I[edit]

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... that during his less than year-long reign in 684/85, Caliph Marwan I reestablished Umayyad authority in Syria and Egypt after it had collapsed across the caliphate the year before? Source: "Marwan was now able to consolidate his position in Syria and Palestine. His short reign was filled with military activity, beginning with the expulsion of the Zubayrid governor ... from Egypt", offline source—Bosworth 1991, p. 622.
- ALT1: that in 684/85, Caliph Marwan I reestablished Umayyad authority in Syria and Egypt after its collapse across the caliphate?

Reviewed: Euastacus dalagarbe

Improved to Good Article status by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 23:07, 11 March 2019 (UTC).

The hook needs to be reworded. RRD (talk) 16:52, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

@Royroydeb: Reworded in alt hook and QPQ done. —Al Ameer (talk) 21:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Cited and interesting hook, recently improved to GA, QPQ done, use of free image, article follows all guidelines. RRD (talk) 17:19, 30 March 2019 (UTC)