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About your comment on my page

About your comment on my personal page: "Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted."; consider answering few questions: 1. Are you fluent in Persian language? 2. What is your experties in assessing and considering ethnicity of historical sources written in their era? 3. What is your experties to accuse users' edit as disruptive if based on historical sources someone is not Gilak but was living in Gilan? 4. Is this "Disruptive" for you to recognize presence of diversity and multiculturalism in Gilan and/or any other country like Spain and Galicia? (Practically you have been inconvinience about presence of diversity and heros from different ethnicity in Gilan) 5. In your mindset are 100% of your local people in Spain ethnically from just one ethnicity?

Mirza Kuchik Khan ethnically was a Kurd from Rashvan/Reshvan/Rashvand Clan. Historically, it has been recorded by the governor of his paternal birthplace. I already referred to the original document. However, like any other region chauvinism exists, also in Gilan. The presence of immmigrants in this region has been ignored and rejected by Gilak seperatists and chauvinists. This is due to historical incidents. The last locally independent governor in Gilan was suppresed by central government. Later, central governments forced Kurds to move to this area to control the main logistic road to Gilan. As a result, for centuries Gilan has been part of Iranian territories without any dispute.

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az:Şablon:Qafqaz Albaniyası knyazları

Hi. I am currently reediting rulers of Albania template in azwiki. I could only find names of Varsken and Khosrow II as appointed satraps of Albania by Sasanid kings. Do you know the names of others?--Abutalub (talk) 15:52, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi Abutalub. Thank you for your message. That's a good question right there. Perhaps HistoryofIran can help you out. He knows much more about Sasanian history/historiography than I do. - LouisAragon (talk) 15:26, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

emirate of arabistan

hi are you admin? i need your help. i'm editig this Emirate of Arabistan and most of info are incorrect.it does not match with Khuzestan Province and History of Khuzestan Province. this article sounds like a pan-arab agenda to remove iranian roots of khuzestan region and reprenting it as a always-arab region. article is biased and not neutral. the used references are not written by historians. please check it out.188.158.118.65 (talk) 12:50, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

ANI

Louis, please stop messing around with ANI and archived discussion Aykhan Zayedzadeh. The bot did nothing wrong, and your restoration of the discussion out-of-date order on ANI is disruptive. If you want to pursue this, I suggest (1) you raise it at AN, not ANI, and (2) do so with a link to the ANI archive, don't restore it from ANI. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:53, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Yeah, I couldn't figure why the bot was archiving that particular section over and over. Sorry. If I want to pursue this at AN, do I need to rewrite another introduction, or would 1-2 sentences + a link to ANI be sufficient? - LouisAragon (talk) 18:02, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

I believe it was archiving properly per the standard time frames at ANI, which, btw, are shorter than AN, but no matter. I would start with a few sentences and a link.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:14, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

new name of Tractor Sazi

hi.if you can read persian, you shoould read this: Talk:Tractor_S.C.#the_new_name_is_just_"tractor"_not_"tractor_azerbaijan"

the new name is just "tractor" or "tractor sport club". also nobody calls it "red wolves". this Tractor_S.C.#Fans is madeup content. some users try to make this article political and ethnocentrist agenda.GGBarBar (talk) 15:16, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

@GGBarBar: Hi there, thank you for your message. Yeah I'm well aware of this WP:NOTHERE mission created by a handful of people. I believe the "South Azerbaijani Wikipedia" and social media is used to mobilize new accounts and off-wiki support. Having said that, "Winterchillz" has now been reported for persistent disruptive editing.[1] I can't read Persian, but if you notice bogus in the article that is not supported by the Persian source (i.e. a violation of WP:VER), please do correct the material with an appropriate edit summary. Best, - LouisAragon (talk) 15:23, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

i am new here and i can not edit protected articles. asked for permission but a moderator said i should wait to gain it; 4 days or less. azeri wikipedia and persian wikipedia are low quality projects. while persian wikipedia is full of errors and bad references, it is still better then azeri, turkish and arabic counterparts because the 3s suffer heavily from ethnicistic agenda. azeri wikipedia is a big forum or a blog with multiple users rather thon an encyclopedia project. and agreed. they launch attack from those wikipedias and social media and they come to here.i will edit iran|iranian topics and may i ask your future help? because im newbie and my english skill is basic.GGBarBar (talk) 18:25, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Vandalism on Tractor S.C. Page

Hi

It's been a few days since we saw the abusive vandalism on the page of the popular Azerbaijani team in Iran. Most of these sabotage are done by User:GGBarBar and User:Shahin. By abusing opposition to racism, these people are trying to destroy the right information about the team. Even in their recent edits, they have also removed the names of the players in the team, which indicates my case. Please stop them from acting.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loriserforc (talk • contribs) 11:53, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Safavid Shirvan

Hello LouisAragon. As of decline of the Shirvanshahs' State in 1538, I think the real time of Safavid Shirvan's establishment can be in 1538. Also Shirvan was under Ottoman occupation from 1583 to 1607, so I suggest to change the Shirvan's lifespan as follows: 1538–1583<br>1607–1736. What is your opinion? Benyamin-ln (talk) 21:25, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

@Benyamin-ln: Hey, excuse me for my belated response. When Ismail I deposed Farrukh Yassar in 1500 and subdued Shirvan, he allowed members of the Shirvanshah royal line to rule Shirvan under Safavid suzerainty. In 1538, Tahmasp I decided to compeltely depose the Shirvanshah royals and established a fully functioning province. The article (Safavid Shirvan) should cover the entire period when Shirvan was under Safavid suzerainty, be it as a vassal state or a province. I will probably adjust/expand the article in the future. Cheers, - LouisAragon (talk) 20:49, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

I got. Thanks. Benyamin-ln (talk) 10:35, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

@Benyamin-ln: You're very welcome. - LouisAragon (talk) 12:16, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ariarathes I of Cappadocia

The article Ariarathes I of Cappadocia you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Ariarathes I of Cappadocia for issues which need to be addressed. Constantine ✍ 18:08, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam

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Your GA nomination of Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam

The article Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cerebellum -- Cerebellum (talk) 18:42, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Persian Gulf and Fars province

Hi. Considering Persian_Gulf#Name, what do you think about [2] & [3]? You reverted similar edits of this user before, e.g. connecting Fars/Persia to a specific historical region or modern province of Iran. I reverted my revert because that user always restore his stuff. --Wario-Man (talk) 13:38, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Another WP:TENDENTIOUS case. Called our warning messages "childish"[4] and continuing edit warring.[5] --Wario-Man (talk) 05:43, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Good to see you're back again. Hope all is well with you and yours. As for the user in question, he should be reported the very next time he makes a disruptive edit. A lot of WP:ROPE has been given over the past few months, to no avail. - LouisAragon (talk) 18:21, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, sometimes it's better to leave WP and rest for a while. But the problem is when you return, you may need to browse all previously watched articles for issues again. I have cleared my watchlist so it takes some time to restore my normal activity. You're right and I agree with you. That user is not interested in WP way of collaboration. BTW, take a look at this user and their edits; could be another sockpuppet or just a newbie. Cheers! --Wario-Man (talk) 06:21, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Yes, that user is pursuing the same disruptive narrative as this one. Both are pursuing single-purpose "I NeEd tO FiX ThiS" missions, and are clearly not here to actually build this encyclopedia. The second one is hanging by a thin rope since a long period of time.[6] - LouisAragon (talk) 18:09, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Perhaps a sticky should be written about the main "narratives" which get imported on a constant basis into the Balkans/Middle East/Caucasus/Central Asia topic area. Could be useful for posterity. - LouisAragon (talk) 18:05, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Another WP:GHBH: Special:Contributions/Xyvania and Special:Contributions/Trxch. Better review sockmaster's edits. --Wario-Man (talk) 04:25, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Copyediting

Hi mate, what was the name of the place called again that helps with copyediting articles? I feel like Hormizd IV needs it. --HistoryofIran (talk) 14:35, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Perhaps Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors or WP:CE? —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) ^{(Talk – Contribs)} 14:56, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: Yep, Biscuit beat me to it. Here's the direct link to the request page. PS: You can nominate up to two articles at the same time. - LouisAragon (talk) 15:15, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Little life hack I've just found; If you change the country code of a Google Book, say to https://books.google.de or https://books.google.da etc, you'll be able to view different pages that were originally unable to be viewed in said language. --HistoryofIran (talk) 03:30, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: Awesome, I didn't know! - LouisAragon (talk) 12:29, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Btw, you don't happen to possess some sources to fully expand/fix Mirian III of Iberia? --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:00, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: With an emphasis on Mirian III himself? I guess the main sources are The Cambridge History of Iran in addition to the ouevre of Cyril Toumanoff. Perhaps @Kober: is aware of new works/sources? - LouisAragon (talk) 18:51, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Some stuff I found on JSTOR.[7]-[8]-[9] - LouisAragon (talk) 18:51, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi there. I am not aware of any newly published source specifically dealing with Mirian. One relatively recent publication more or less narrowly focused on Mirian in a Christianization context is as follows: Christopher Haas (2008). "Mountain Constantines: The Christianization of Aksum and Iberia". Journal of Late Antiquity. 1 (1): 101–126. doi:10.1353/jla.0.0010.. Otherwise, Stephen Rapp's 2014 opus The Sasanian World through Georgian Eyes: Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature deals extensively with Georgian-Iranian bonds of Sasanian era. Also, I would advice against taking Mirian's Mihranid origin as an undisputed truth. Toumanoff's theory about his origin is probable, but not certain. This is not to deny his Persian genealogy, but evidence for his Mihranid descent is rather circumstantial. --Kober^Talk 19:17, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Aras

Let us find solution for Aras question on article talk page Analitikos (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Mazanderani people and Scythians/Amardi origins

Hi. Can you confirm this?[10] Also see Talk:Scythians#Descent_claims. One of the provided ref is reliable and you can access its content via Google Books. I'm OK with adding such claim to the article but NPOV is necessary. According to cited sources on Mazanderani people, that ethnic group is very native to Iran and Caspian Sea region (origin, language, genetics and etc). So I don't want this Scythian claim brings future issues; e.g. someone spamming "Mazanderanis were/are Scythian!". If you have some sources about this claim, can you summarize them? Or just summarize and add content provided by the that user. --Wario-Man (talk) 04:23, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

Erivan khanate

Why do you regularly remove my adjustment to "Erivan khanate" topic? I added that "Erivan khanate was a Turkic khanate." However, you removed it and asked for citation and source. There is the list of names of khans. You can see the tribe name - Qajar at the end of names. Also, editors added citation for list of khans' names (rulers) of Erivan khanate that can apply to the origin of dynasty. Majority of population consist of Turkic tribes as well and it is one of the best evidences of turkicness of Erivan khanate SafaviNihad (talk) 11:01, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

You are inserting original research and non-WP:RS material.[11]-[12]-[13]-[14] This is disruptive editing. - LouisAragon (talk) 11:53, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ariarathes I of Cappadocia

The article Ariarathes I of Cappadocia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ariarathes I of Cappadocia for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cplakidas -- Cplakidas (talk) 12:41, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

A favour?

Hi Louis. You seem to be keeping busy. You may, dimly, remember reviewing Battle of Cape Ecnomus when it was at ACR. It is now up for FAC, so if you would care to have another look at it - here - it would be much appreciated. Obviously, if you lack the time or inclination, that is fine. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

@Gog the Mild:. This weekend, in all likelihood! If you have more requests, please don't hesitate to let me know (at any point). - LouisAragon (talk) 20:58, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi Louis. Thanks, but there has been a sudden rush of reviewers, so as you were. If you do feel an irresistible desire to review something, then Battle of Lagos is at ACR .

If you have anything that needs copy editing or reviewing, let me know. I always find your articles interesting. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:34, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene: Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West

Have you seen this source? It has some very interesting and fresh information (especially about Sophene). A must read imho. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:30, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

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You might be interested

Check this out. --Kansas Bear (talk) 00:50, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

LouisAragon,
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! Wario-Man (talk) 06:51, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

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creating page

Hello how are you? Can you please help me in the page? Alirazaabbass (talk) 00:09, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi, just keep on editing as you wish. These people are serving Iranian and to some extent Armenian interests by removing all Azerbaijani edits. Don’t pay attention! Aydan B-va (talk) 14:36, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Please refrain from battleground comments. Considering your editing history; using non neutral sources to push your POV, forum like comments on talk pages, or using no sources at all, you should worry about your own inability to edit neutrally. --Kansas Bear (talk) 14:53, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Editing page Battle of Saragarhi

I am not going to revert or change the edits of others. I am adding my change only. Thanks. WorldWikiAuthorOriginal (talk) 00:09, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Articles Regarding Azerbaijan History

Hi Louise,

Hope you are doing well. I got your notice regarding sanction. I am wondering how I can write articles about Azerbaijan history or report it if it is biased or irrelevant?

Thanks for your help Mirhasanov (talk) 21:28, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Brill access?

Can you read this article?

Does it say anything about the Hammudids? --Kansas Bear (talk) 04:56, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Unfortunately not, at the moment. I purchase access like once or twice a year when tons of new entries get published. Perhaps you could ask Cplakidas; he has permanent access. - LouisAragon (talk) 03:41, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: [15] - LouisAragon (talk) 05:43, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

What do you think about this?

This [16] sounds WP:OR and WP:POV. Looks like a WP:POVFORK of this article. Your thoughts? --Wario-Man (talk) 14:49, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

And this one --Wario-Man (talk) 07:20, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Yes to both of your questions. Disruptive WP:OR. Long-term disruption[17]-[18]-[19] by a "user" who's edits (many of them) are a clear violation WP:AA2. He has managed to evade proper sanctions by editing irregularly in combination with large time intervals. - LouisAragon (talk) 19:03, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Are his edits some kind of anachronism and historical revisionism? --Wario-Man (talk) 08:18, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Both. He often uses Soviet/Tsarist/Azerbaijan Rep. sources (unreliable in relation to these topics) to "cover" his edits. - LouisAragon (talk) 21:57, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Another WP:OR

This article sounds WP:OR too. Hoax? --Wario-Man (talk) 10:45, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Part truth,(page 90; [20]) together with a lot of WP:OR. - LouisAragon (talk) 16:10, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Charles Christie (officer)

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Charles Christie (officer) has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:32, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: Hi. I have a question. Shouldn't you, per MOS:NBSP, be using {{nbsp}} instead of HTML (outside wikilinks, of course)? —Biscuit-in-Chief :-) ^{(/tɔːk/ – /ˈkɒntɹɪbs/)} 14:22, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

@Biscuit-in-Chief: I have always used HTML and see this in virtually every article where the space is required. It appears either markup is acceptable from my reading except the wikilinks mention. Twofingered Typist (talk) 14:34, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

New Persian in the lede of Sasanian kings?

I'm wondering if I should just remove the New Persian spelling of all Sasanian kings in the lead (will keep it in the Name/Etymology section), since it's kinda contradictory compared to all the other articles I edit (Kings of Armenia, Parthia etc) and just generally other articles as well. --HistoryofIran (talk) 21:39, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: Yes that sounds like a good idea. While avoiding anachronisms in the lead, readers will understand through the very first alinea of the body that there's a high degree of continuity between the forms (MP vs NP), with many of the names being still used up to this day in their NP forms. - LouisAragon (talk) 23:09, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

JSTOR

Hiya. Seems like my JSTOR subscription has run out or something. I can't access the works there anymore. You don't happen to remember where I can apply for a subscription? --HistoryofIran (talk) 01:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: Yeah sounds like your sub ended. Here is the JSTOR link. Oh and just in case; here you can find a list of all databases Wiki offers. - LouisAragon (talk) 02:34, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Problem on Genghis Khan page

Hello, I wanted to inform you that there is a huge misinterpretation of a reference linked to Rashin al-dins work. He did not state that Genghis had red hair (or blue eyes). Here is the direct quote:

“It so happened that two months prior to Mögä’s [the son of Kublai’s nurse] birth, Qubilai Qa’an [Kublai Khan] was born, and when Genghis Khan’s gaze fell upon him he said, “Our [Chinggis Khan’s] sons are all of a ruddy complexion, but this boy [Kublai] is swarthy, just like his maternal uncles. Tell Sorqaghtani Beki [Kublai’s mother] to give him to a good nurse to be brought up by.”” -Rashid al-Din/Thackston translation, 415.

“It chanced that he was born 2 months before Möge, and when Chingiz-Khan’s eye fell upon him he said: “all our children are of a ruddy complexion, but this child is swarthy like his maternal uncles. Tell Sorqoqtani Beki to give him to a good nurse to be reared.”” -Rashid al-Din/Boyle translation, 241.

Here the link to the reference:https://archive.org/details/Boyle1971RashidAlDin/page/n245

Ruddy skin means reddish skin not hair. And nowhere are blue eyes mentioned. Can you please correct this misinterpretation. Thank you.38.121.43.37 (talk) 12:48, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Way back when

While obviously nobody is nostalgic for this time, there is something to be said for two peoples who once were good friends, and that was not just about restoring the temple [[21]]. Thought you might be interested. Maybe also HistoryofIran. Cheers! --Calthinus (talk) 18:18, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

@Calthinus: That is some really nice information, thank you very much. Certainly looking forward to when this admirable friendship will be restored in the future in a better time. --HistoryofIran (talk) 22:46, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

@Calthinus: Yes I knew about the story, though I never knew there were that many Jews amongst them. Thanks for sending! - LouisAragon (talk) 15:16, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Thoughts

Could you read Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Jovian (emperor) and give me your thoughts/perspective? Thanks in advance. --Kansas Bear (talk) 14:41, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Both are of GA quality, so you should take the shot IMO. Concise and well written. - LouisAragon (talk) 15:20, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to read them. I know how busy you are right now. Stay safe and healthy. --Kansas Bear (talk) 15:34, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks again for your assistance. Both passed GA. --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:23, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Steverci sock?

Biainili (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Biainili, with 52 edits, makes this statement, "Kansas Bear, you can do whatever you want, just stop polluting my Talk page with your idiotic statements, if you keep reverting my edits, at the behest of your Wikipedia friends, you will be reported."

Said user is now stalking my edits, using a false edit summary to remove references added, since they refuse to use the article talk pages in their vain attempt to remove anything to do with Iran, Iranians, Zoroastrianism, etc, etc.[22][23] It is clear they know how to cite sources, clearly they can not handle what sources say.

Extremely anti-Iranian, removing Encyclopaedia Iranica source(s).[24], false edit summary, POV editing Steverci has done the same(removing an Encyclopaedia Iranica source).

Has 52 edits and can write references like this.[25][26]

Their fifth edit was to write a reference(ie. cite book format), not once but twice. AND, replacing a reference with the word Iran in the title. Talk about insecure! LOL. --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

More:

• Steverci removes Iran from Lavash,again.

• Biainili removes Iran from Lavash, exact same edit. --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:46, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

More:

• further complex reference editing, 53rd edit! --Kansas Bear (talk) 19:03, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

I don't know If I'm supposed to defend myself here, but since I got a notification telling me that someone mentioned my name, here we go...

First of all, I have no idea about who the user Steverci is, but this is my one and only account here on Wikipedia, and the fact that I have only 52 edits has nothing to with this, thus cannot be used as an argument.

Secondly, get your facts straight before making false accusations about me, I'm definitely not anti-Iranian whatsoever, I'm not really interested in Iranian related Wikipedia pages to begin with.

Also, I think it's worth to mention that I have absolutely nothing against you(Kansas Bear), but you reverted my 6 edit, with an edit summary "restored referenced information, take your concerns to the talk page", despite the fact that I explained several times that the sources are not about the claim itself, if you had bothered to take a look at the sources you would understand why I removed the them. Anyway, looking at your edit history, since you know better than everyone else, we surely have a lot to learn from you(!), but you did the exact same mistake that you keep lecturing everyone, if you have doubts on the credibility of sources then you should take your concerns to the talk page, be more careful next time.

Finally, this tension is an outcome of constant falsifications of Armenian Wikipedia pages by notorious u/HistoryofIran.Biainili (talk) 19:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

• "Finally, this tension is an outcome of constant falsifications of Armenian Wikipedia pages by notorious u/HistoryofIran."

These "falsifications", of which you posted zero times on the relevant article talk page(s), to start a discussion. So instead of starting a discussion you chose to harass another editor, yeah clearly shows your ability to edit neutrally, not. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:13, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: @LouisAragon: I'm starting to get rather bored now [27]. What's the name of the place that I can report him? My memory's shite. HistoryofIran (talk)

@Kansas Bear: @HistoryofIran: Remember?[28] Also this[29] - LouisAragon (talk) 13:18, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Nice work, LouisAragon! --Kansas Bear (talk) 15:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: @HistoryofIran: [30] - LouisAragon (talk) 18:08, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

ANI notice not left by thread starter

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Hell on earth with u/HistoryOfIran. Nil Einne (talk) 08:52, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Armenian Highlands

Thank you for this one[31]. You will upgrade from LOL to ROTFL when you have a look at this:Talk:Armenoid race#Origin. The same editor propagates Coon's Races of Europe (1939) as a reliable source. "Outdated" maybe refers to everything that doesn't fit into a Blut und Boden-POV. –Austronesier (talk) 09:44, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Austronesier and LouisAragon, I think this user is related to (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Biainili). They both label other editors or edits as "vandalism" despite there is no vandalism and they both edit on same topic areas (ancient kingdoms in Anatolia like Sophone, Orontid,Urartu...and Iranian and Armenian topics) and both of their usernames are related to Urartu and Hurrians, such as "Khaldi" (Խալդի), Biainili.176.41.91.255 (talk) 22:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Request for comment

Would you please comment on this?

• Talk:Tajiks#About Mongolian origin of Tajiks

Authors of that work, reviewing linked source and it content, and other claims/stuff. Really need your opinion. Thanks. --Wario-Man (talk) 05:55, 17 June 2020 (UTC) Hallo menner LouisAragon waarom heeft u mijn teksten verwijderd ondanks allemaal waar zijn? ik wordt blij als u uitlegt vriendelijk bedankt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keywan faramarzi (talk • contribs) 08:25, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Category:Achaemenid satraps of Magnesia has been nominated for merging

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Category:Balasagan has been nominated for deletion

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Turkmens

Hi. I saw your removals. You better review these sections too: Etymology, Origins, and Ethnogenesis. There are some dubious and questionable stuff there; e.g. connecting Turkmens to Sogdia, Sogdians, and Parthians and representing those ancient peoples as Turkic. The user added problematic stuff like this. --Wario-Man (talk) 06:21, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: Yes. His edits are filled with bogus material and extremely questionable "sources". - LouisAragon (talk) 13:53, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Reliability of Sources

If the reliability of Leonie Freida is based on the cited usage of her work then Kaveh Farrokh's works should also be considered reliable sources.

• Iran at War:1500-1988. [32] cited by 62. Cited by Princeton University.

• A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units. [33] cited by 6. Cited by Cambridge University Journal, Anatolian Studies.

• The Armies of Ancient Persia: The Sassanians. [34] cited by 9. Cite by Oxford University.

• Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War. [35] cited by 172. Edinburgh University Press.

• The Siege of Amida (359 CE). [36] cite by 2. Cited by Historia i Świat.

Just to name a few. Hope things are going well for you in university. Stay safe. --Kansas Bear (talk) 22:51, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

book access

Hello LouisAragon. How can I access to the full-text of this and this useful books? I need these books :) Benyamin (talk) 12:53, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

@Benyamin: Hey. You'd have to purchase both of them as far as I know. I don't think you can find them for free on the internet; at least, I couldn't back in the day. Amazon does support a "Look Inside" feature for the second book (Titles & Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration), which gives access to some pages (even more when you make an Amazon account). But still I'd really recommend buying both books if you want proper access. They're both really useful books. Btw, in September 2020 Willem Floor, the same author, will publish another major work on all Safavid offices and the Safavid government.[37] - LouisAragon (talk) 17:02, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

If you need some specific pages I can maybe make pictures for you as I have both books in my possession (i.e. if you decide against buying the entire work @ Amazon). Please don't hesitate to let me know! :-) - LouisAragon (talk) 17:04, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Forgive me for delaying in response. I'd spent last week to work on Safavid Talish. In fact, I'm looking for the above mentioned books to use in this article. In addition to them, I'm looking for the detail-discussed work on the matter.

Good news! Waiting for his new book and hope that the latter would be downloadable. We make many citations for such books in Wikipedia. LOL :)))

It's interesting. I don't know that Amazon previews some books. Unfortunately, 149–150 and 230 are not in this preview. May I invite you to contribute in the article by the specified pages? Benyamin (talk) 21:55, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

@Benyamin: Sure, I will do that! - LouisAragon (talk) 13:37, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Your opinion

When you have time, could you read through Philip III of France and give your opinion if it is GA material? Thanks. --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:32, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Cursory look: perhaps you could add a bit more information to the lede? I'll have a more thorough read later today. - LouisAragon (talk) 00:18, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, I thought that as well. HoI's suggestion has spurred my investigation into the treaty Philip signed with Navarre. I think I have a little farther to go to get it to GA. Thank you very much! --Kansas Bear (talk) 00:25, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: You should go ahead and nominate it, IMO. Its GA quality (had a thorough read this time). - LouisAragon (talk) 21:45, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Found a cool image for your article.[38] It apparently depicts Philip III leading a funeral procession with the remains of his father Louis IX. - LouisAragon (talk) 22:05, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Nice pic! I am going to try and find some information concerning Philip III and treaty with Navarre. Give the article a little more depth. My sincerest thanks on the work you have done, sir! Hey, stay cool over there! It is 19.44C here tonight. --Kansas Bear (talk) 04:08, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Oxford Reference

Hiya mate, hope everything is alright. It seems I don't have access to Oxford Reference [39] anymore, however, I can't find it in [40]. I'm probably doing something wrong, thoughts? --HistoryofIran (talk) 00:10, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: I believe this is what you're looking for?[41] - LouisAragon (talk) 13:36, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Yes, but it seems I can't apply for access. --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:21, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

You've got mail :d. --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:41, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: Replied. Btw, it seems the Iranica staff has some internal problems which explains why they havent published new online entries in a long time. Brill has taken over the online publishing thing though. The new fasc includes 11 (!) entries on Khorasan.[42] - LouisAragon (talk) 02:00, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

al-Nawbakhti

Hey LouisAragon, I think you'll find this new "Encylopedia of islam, ed. 3rd" entry ([43]) interesting. Kind Regards. -TheseusHeLl (talk) 05:35, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

@TheseusHeLl: I do, thanks! - LouisAragon (talk) 22:46, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Kashmar

Hi, I do not speak English well But I would love for Kashmar to be a good article Although I do not know English, I tried a lot in this article And I like this article to be good Anyway, I'm asking for your help I hope you accept and help me, Thank you a world :) M.k.m2003 (talk) 16:51, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi again, You have no answer? Thank you M.k.m2003 (talk) 08:28, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

@M.k.m2003: Hi. I just left a message at the talk page of the Kashmar article.[44] Its nowhere near GA-class unfortunately atm. You've done a really good job on many articles btw, keep up the good work! - LouisAragon (talk) 20:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi again, I deleted the template on the talk page, do I have anything else to do? Thank you M.k.m2003 (talk) 06:53, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

I need u help bro

Hi bro, can u help me with this article ? I cann not to write because i have nom many sources. If you help me I will be glad. Thank u bro FaradzhoffEma (talk) 22:42, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Zangezur Uyezd

Hello. Can you help me with Zangezur Uyezd to Correct everything? Baku2033 (talk) 14:15, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

If by "correct everything" you mean writing material in a way that violates WP:TENDENTIOUS (amongst others), then no, I can't be of any help. - LouisAragon (talk) 19:24, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Just so you know

See here. --Kansas Bear (talk) 19:59, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

FYI

Since you have reported that user, you better review his edits too; e.g. this looks like a source falsification. He did very same thing on a related article. --Wario-Man (talk) 07:29, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: There's a recent surge in WP:TENDENTIOUS pro-Turkic edits on Wikipedia by anons and sockpuppets, and I believe its partly due to the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes. - LouisAragon (talk) 15:13, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, I have noticed strange amount of nationalistic POV-pushing on several articles. Do you have access to that source and can you review it? It looks fishy. --Wario-Man (talk) 15:18, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man: According to A History of Russia, Inner Asia and Mongolia, page 248;"So there were probably many Turkic speakers within the Hephthalite and Hunnic confederations."

Clearly what has been added is a POV version. First there are not "scholars", only David Christian(misrepresentation). It should not be simply Hephthalites, it should be Hephthalite Confederation(per the source, more misrepresentation), AND the word probably is also present(and should be) which is not present in the edit.

So, the entire sentence is misrepresenting what the source actually states. Either removal or a re-write is in order. Something like

• "According to David Christian, the Hephthalite confederation probably had many Turkic speakers." --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:36, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Thanks, another editor has already removed that part. Plus that user is a possible sockpuppet by this checkuser result. I'm waiting for the final conclusion of that SPI case. --Wario-Man (talk) 13:28, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Akbar Shah (diamond)

As you have edited articles related to Nader Shah, you may be interested in expanding Akbar Shah (diamond). Laval (talk) 11:25, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

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This is interesting

I thought I had inquired about a certain publisher and author. Oddly enough I never received a response. Nothing like setting someone up to fail!

Another inquiry on the RS noticeboard, note the lack of responses(1).

Another inquiry on the RS noticedboard.

Another inquiry.

Another inquiry.

Any wonder why that particular discussion was held here and not on the RS noticeboard? Something smells rotten in Denmark! --Kansas Bear (talk) 05:38, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Brill

Hiya mate. Perfect timing that you got access to most of Brill's stuff :D Could you by any chance send me [45] [46] and [47] And also [48] and [49] if you have access to them as well as that is? --HistoryofIran (talk) 13:12, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: sent you the Enc of Islam entries and the article from the Journal of Persianate Studies. Please check your mail. I have full access to all chapters of the Cities of Medieval Iran book (in article form), but its like 400+ pages in total. Are there any specific chapters you'd want to have right now? I can send the rest later. - LouisAragon (talk) 23:07, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! And yes, I will look into that :). --HistoryofIran (talk) 00:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Subutai: Sorting Fact from Fiction Surrounding the Mongol Empire’s Greatest General

Hi. Thanks for providing the content. I need a full summary from "1 Questions about Subutai’s Origins: Family Members, Tribe, and the Iron Cart" part of that article. e.g. was he a Mongol, Tuvan, Turkic, or XYZ? Reason: edits and claims like [50] and [51]. --Wario-Man (talk) 14:08, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

@Wario-Man:

"In material that details Subutai’s family origins, we are very likely to encounter the statement that he was the son of Jarchi’udai the blacksmith and that his brother was Jelme. In the Secret History, Jarchi’udai, a member of the Uriyangqat tribe, appears before Temüjin and hands over his son Jelme as a servant. Later, the text states that Jelme’s two brothers, Subutai and Cha’urqan, left their tribe and came to join him.21 Since the Secret History is a well-known text that has been translated into many languages, it is not surprising that we see this story repeated so often. However, it is an error in the strictest sense. Igor de Rachewiltz points out that Jelme was the older cousin of Subutai and Cha’urqan, there being an apparent tendency in the Secret History for younger cousins to be termed younger brothers.22 In fact, as his biographies in the Yuan Shi state, Subutai and his elder brother, who is referred to as Qurghun rather than Cha’urqan, were the sons of a man named Qaban.23 The biographies even share a story that involves all three of them. Admittedly, modern writers who simply repeat what they encounter in an important primary source, the Secret History, can hardly be blamed for the mistake. However, the fact that the correct parental relationship does not show up more often demonstrates that the account in the Yuan Shi is not very widely consulted."

"It also frequently appears in secondary literature that Subutai was of the Reindeer People, since there was a forest-dwelling group of people in the northwest of Mongolia who had the exonym of Uriyangqai, irrespective of whether they were Turkic or Mongolic speakers. Describing these people of the forest, Rashiduddin (Rashid al-Din) notes that they raised wild animals in the forest, travelled on sleds, and loathed the idea of living on the steppe and raising sheep or cattle like typical Mongolian nomads.24 Evidently this description of the Uriyangqai has been attached to Subutai in literature. Moreover, since the tribal name later became associated with the Tuvans, there is a persistent myth that Subutai was Tuvan. However, as Rashiduddin notes elsewhere, the group to which Subutai belonged was “separate and distinct” from the forest people.25 In fact, the clan to which he belonged was the Uriyangqat.26 The very slight difference in the form of the name, and the fact that there exists an obvious etymological connection, has led to much confusion for later scholars. However, the group to which Subutai belonged was situated among the Mongols in the Onon-Kherlen region of northeast Mongolia, closely affiliated with Chinggis Khan’s own tribal grouping, and had the practices of steppe nomads. The only detailed story of his youth, recounted in both his Yuan Shi biographies, is that Subutai and his brother rode to rescue their father from robbers while he was herding sheep. The entire narrative unfolds in a very traditionally Mongolian set of circumstances. Perhaps the sense of irony conjured by imagining that the Mongol Empire’s greatest general was a reindeer-herding outsider to steppe nomadic culture has a strong literary appeal to modern authors."

"On the topic of irony, there is an occasional statement that still goes around about Subutai having to be carried in an iron cart because of his weight. This originates from references in sources to his being assigned a cart with iron-covered wheels and probably an iron frame when he set out to destroy Merkit refugees.27 It is puzzling that the possession of an iron-reinforced cart should have led to assumptions that Subutai was extremely corpulent, but a clue might come from the information that would have been accessed by scholars in the past couple of centuries who were looking for information on him. In Rashiduddin’s description of the Uriyangqat, referenced above, there is a mention of an elderly man who had to be carried everywhere in a cart. More significant is Rashiduddin’s description of a grandson of Batu’s brother, Orda. This figure, Qonichi, is described as so morbidly obese that guards had to watch him while he slept for fear he would be suffocated. Rashiduddin specifically mentions, “He was so huge that no horse could carry him, so he travelled in a cart.”28 This would seem to be the origin of the story. Authors combing the source material came across this reference and equated it with Subutai, since his cart, after all, was reinforced with iron. Perhaps the irony of a man who could not ride a horse becoming the nomadic cavalry’s greatest general was part of the appeal of this story."

- LouisAragon (talk) 23:17, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Very nice, would you please add them to the article? The article has already some of the above info but it does not clarify them. I'm not very good in copy-editing stuff. --Wario-Man (talk) 04:13, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Also the problematic user MLP050/Shakshak31[52] was a sockpuppet. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Smokva26. Seems that user has multiple active, inactive, blocked, and sleeper accounts. --Wario-Man (talk) 04:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

AZERBAIJANI PAGES

Hello, what is the reason for deleting my edit in the pages related to Azerbaijan and Azeri? Atropatene is the ancient name of the region of Azerbaijan. Please dont delete my edit. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohammad785 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

You forgot this

See this. Cheers! --Wario-Man (talk) 05:55, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

New Cambridge Modern History

Not sure if you had a link for most of the volumes. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:58, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

	Season's Greetings
	Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season, and a beautiful and productive New Year! पाटलिपुत्र Pat (talk) 16:22, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

@पाटलिपुत्र: Thanks and likewise!! - LouisAragon (talk) 21:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!

Hello LouisAragon, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2021. Happy editing, Wario-Man (talk) 13:41, 25 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

@Wario-Man: Thanks and likewise!! - LouisAragon (talk) 21:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Reporting edit vandalism

Hi! A user by the name of "Semsûrî" is adding Kurdish to the Lorestan province of Iran with no reference only based on Kurdish nationalism. Based on references this province 91.5% of this province speaks Luri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorestan_Province

Please help to stop this vandalism. Thanks Emblemmor (talk) 06:32, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

References

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Hi LouisAragon. I write with admiration for the Marzban-Nama page. Great update/relaunch. I made some minor edits-- and somehow it created footnotes, don't understand what happened. Please let me know how to fix, apologies for the problem. SnowGoating (talk) 17:37, 30 December 2020 (UTC) --UPDATE-- I figured it out, and fixed it. Thanks, SnowGoating.

@SnowGoating: Thanks! Checked the page; it appears you changed the date of the Iranica reference from "2000" to "2014". I personally prefer using the original date listed in the Iranica article, which, in this case, was 2000, as an update within Iranica doesn't necessarily mean that the entire article was "updated" (as in, with the most recent information). Best wishes to you and yours btw! If you have any further questions/remarks, please don't hesitate to let me know. - LouisAragon (talk) 21:24, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi LouisAragon: Regarding the date on the Iranica article, in fact the original publication date is 2014 (there was no entry prior to this date). Encyclopedia Iranica is in the midst of computer programming default syndrome. The January 1 2000 is the default. This is only temporary until it is sorted which will be in the near future. Another system some people use is also the date one has accessed the (online) article - but being that this article will be going into print soon, perhaps the original (albeit presently confusing) date of 2014 is best. SnowGoating (talk) 00:18, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

@SnowGoating: Thank you for your thorough explanation. I was unaware of those developments. - LouisAragon (talk) 20:18, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Titles & Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration

Hiya mate and happy new year! You don't happen to have Titles & Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration on you? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:32, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran: To you and yours as well! I have the entire book in my possession, but I don't have it at my disposal right now (as in, I put it in my bookshelf at another place). Are there any specific entries/pages you need? - LouisAragon (talk) 21:18, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Yup, the entries regarding Gilan, Mazandaran, Khorasan and Persian Iraq would be great. --HistoryofIran (talk) 23:11, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Non-constructive edits

Hello, LouisAragon, thanks the update on reverting my edits; Can you please elaborate on your judgment about my edits being non-constructive? The sources I linked to seem to be quite reputable. The page about constructive contributions you linked to, has exactly this statement “ because Wikipedia is open to editing by anyone, we require that information be verifiable in reliable sources.” Mchan12345 20:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

(Sorry in advance for the poor formatting - I’m writing this from my phone) I just noticed your revert comment now. First of all, I am quite surprised you utilized words “whitewashing” (as if the subject was a gangster and I was his shady accomplice trying to push an agenda) and concluding by “not a chance” (as if this was an edgy reddit discussion), please try to abstain from emotions. Let’s try to be, indeed, constructive.

Now, the constructive part: you said that the subj is praised by his “clique” (as you’ve put it), but if we assume that he is criticized by a rival “clique”, why *à priori* give the “rival clique” higher weight? If anything, the russian sources that I provided at least seem to be stemming from an academic journal. I can’t vouch for it having a high impact-factor or a credible reputation, but it’s certainly more credible that the source of Ismailov et al which doesn’t even stem from an academic paper, rather from a webpage (a blog?).

That being said, I also read the english sources linked in the article which indeed qualify the subject as an “alternative historian”. In all fairness, I think these sources only focus on the contestable/negative aspects of the subject’s work, and they are fully in the right to do so: they have a point to prove (that “alternative history” serves some kind of political purpose for the modern russian elites, I assume). This, however, completely leaves out of the discussion the positive/uncontested aspects of his work, which I diligently sourced.

Also, I don’t think it was constructive to revert the reference I provided for the already existing text in the article. I am talking about the first paragraph of the “reception” section (comment from Serebrennikov etc.).

About changing the lead to a more positive formulation, an argument can be made that in NONE of the other languages for which this page is available, such a negative lead exists, and most of these cite some resources. Mchan12345 21:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Also, do you have a reasonable evidence of the authors I cited forming a “clique” around the subject? That is a rather strong assumption. If you provide the evidence, I will concede (and possibly will search for other, not affiliated sources) Mchan12345 21:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

New article by Iranian author

Hi LouisAragon, if you might have time to have a quick look at Zabân-e Pâk (currently at Template:Did you know nominations/Zabân-e Pâk). I can't find either of the first two book sources listed, and so am wondering if they are translations of Persian titles. The topic is certainly interesting, so I do wonder if there might be more sources out there, but I can't find any in English at all. CMD (talk) 03:24, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

@Chipmunkdavis: Hi Chip, hope all is well with you and yours, long time no speak! I can't read/write Persian, but perhaps @Wikaviani: can help out. As for English-language sources, I got numerous hits when performing a cursory Google.books search.[53] Please let me know if you need further assistance. - LouisAragon (talk) 14:55, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I searched with the diacritics in the article title and got little of substance. (For some reason that escapes me, I did not think to search without.) On the text, there's a few places I don't quite understand what is being said, and I can't check the sources to clarify. That said, overall it looks fine, although if Wikaviani wants to check I certainly wouldn't object! It's a new topic for me, and our article on linguistic purism only mentions Persian as a corruptor rather than a corruptee, so I found the topic interesting as well as unaddressed. I am well, back to editing regularly again. Hope all is going well with you as well. CMD (talk) 15:17, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Chipmunkdavis: I can understand that. Well, Kasravi was a huge figure, far ahead of his time. Unfortunately, his time was cut short by a certain "type of people", who are glorified by the post-1979 Iranian "government". I can edit Kasravi's history-related works using English-language references, but someone who can read Persian is really warranted when dealing with his linguistic works IMHO.
Good to hear! Yeah I'm fine too, just really busy with studies. - LouisAragon (talk) 19:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

I would be glad to help if you guys think that my help is still needed. Best.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:22, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi Wikaviani, this user has had an unfortunately rough time with their DYK nominations. The Zabân-e Pâk article is currently held up due to the sentence "The movement that Kasravi started, today known as "Sareh Persian", tries to use original Iranian words" being unsourced. The best I've found in English has been language forums which use sareh as an adjective rather than "Sareh Persian" as the name of a movement. Is "Sareh" just a straight transliteration of the Persian word for pure? Would you be able to rewrite that sentence with a reliable source? CMD (talk) 17:36, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi Chipmunkdavis, i'll try to find Persian language sources for that sentence, as soon as i find some time to do so (probably in 2 or 3 weeks, as i'm very busy with real life matters for now). As to the meaning of "sareh Persian", it's a bit dodgy, since while "sareh Persian" means "pure Persian", "Persian sareh" would mean "the mentality of the Persians". Best regards.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:56, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Helpful site

Search for books on this site.[54] --Kansas Bear (talk) 00:57, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Much appreciated!! - LouisAragon (talk) 16:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Buwayids

I checked the Encyclopaedia of Islam; it does not verify the claim you made: here. Please revert yourself or furnish some kind of evidence. GPinkerton (talk) 13:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

According to my copy of Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. I, Claude Cahen, page 1350;"Buwayhids or Buyids, the most important of the dynasties which, first in the Iranian plateau then in lraq, side by side with the Samanids of Khurasan and of Mawara* al-Nahr, marked the "Iranian intermezzo" (Minorsky) between the Arab domination of early Islam and the Turkish conquest of the 5th/11th century. Its name derives from Buwayh or Buyeh, the father of three brothers who founded it, 'Ali, al-Hasan, and the youngest, Ahmad. Condottieri of humble birth, they belonged to the population of the Daylamites [q.v.] who, newly won over to (Shi'i) Islam, were at that time enlisting in large numbers in all the armies of the Muslim East, including those of the Caliphate." --Kansas Bear (talk) 14:13, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, page 155;"Out of the Daylami dynasties which formed in the Persian world as the Abbasid grip over the province of the caliphate weakened, the Buyids were the most powerful...." --Kansas Bear (talk) 15:11, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@GPinkerton: In addition to the references provided by Kansas Bear:

• "BUYIDS (also Bowayhids, Buwaihids, etc.; Pers. Āl-e Būya), dynasty of Daylamite origin ruling over the south and western part of Iran and over Iraq from the middle of the 4th/10th to the middle of the 5th/11th centuries." -- Tilman Nagel (1990). "BUYIDS". Encyclopedia Iranica. Vol. IV, Fasc. 6, pp. 578-586
• "The Būyids (or Buwayhids, r. 320–454/932–1062) were an Iranian dynasty (...) " -- Blair, Sheila S. (2009). "Būyid art and architecture". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830
• "Buyids or Buwayhids (Āl-i Būya), an Iranian Shiʿi dynasty named after Abū Shujāʿ Būya (Buwayh), whose sons and descendants ruled the greater part of Iran, Iraq and the Jazīra up to the northern borders of Syria between the years 322–448/933–1056. " -- Sajjadi, Sadeq; Asatryan, Mushegh; Melvin-Koushki, Matthew. "Būyids". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831
• "(...) which appear most prominently in the case of the Buyid Daylamite rulers (932–1062/320–454), had in fact begun considerably earlier. " -- Rahmati, Mohsen. (2020). The Saffarid Yaʿqub b. Layth and the Revival of Persian Kingship. Journal of Persianate Studies. Brill.
• "In the Eastern part of the former caliphate, for example, Daylamites from the Southern Caspian shores took over large parts of Iran and Iraq including the Abbasid capital Baghdad. They brought forth the next ruling dynasty of this era, the Shiʿite Buyids. " -- Berkel, Maaike van. (2018). "The People of the Pen: Self-Perceptions of Status and Role in the Administration of Empires and Polities". in Prince, Pen, and Sword: Eurasian Perspectives (Maaike van Berkel and Jeroen Duindam, eds). Brill
• "Buwayhids (Buyids). Generally considered a Persian dynasty, famous for having captured (...)" -- Michael M. Gunter (2009). The A to Z of the Kurds. p. 30

Although WP:GF assumed, one could even argue that it was a disruptive edit, for the main article, Buyid dynasty, does not even collaborate a Kurdish origin. Why would someone consider it prudent to add a statement contradicted by 1) the majority WP:RS 2) the information written on the dynasty's main article? Syrian Kurdistan is furthermore covered by discretionary sanctions as far as I can see. I'm assuming it was a mistake, but people should tread carefully and read WP:GAME. - LouisAragon (talk) 16:18, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

LouisAragon, Kansas Bear to play devil's advocate, none of these sources actually supports the claim The Buyids, per the utter vast majority historians, Iranologists, Kurdologists and Middle-Eastern studies scholars (incl. Enc. of Islam, etc.) were not Kurds and none directly contradicts the statement made by the source cited, which is that The most significant and famous of the Kurdish dynasties were the Buwayhids (932-1062) and the Ayyubids (1171-1260). It does not strike me as impossible that a Kurdish dynasty might be Shiʿite or Persian/Iranian. I don't think argumentum ex silentio is a valid line of reasoning and I think all Kurds can be described as Persian or Iranian on the basis of the language family tree, so I don't see where Michael M. Gunter's A-Z of the Kurds should be wrong when it states that Some Kurdish scholars argue, however, that the Buwayhids were descended from the Kurdish Dailamites, or Dilami, who had established a number of different kingdoms. Gunter's phrasing suggests that it is the Buwayhids' descent from the Daylamites that is in contention, not that the Daylamites were Kurdish(-ish), as Gunter states.

If the Buwayhids article doesn't mention a relationship with Kurds/Kurdish then that is a failure of that article, not a guide to the content of others. GPinkerton (talk) 16:41, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

According to David Potts's Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (which uses "kurds" to denote groups otherwise designated "Kurds" in historical sources whenever evidence is lacking which could confirm the existence of a clearly defined ethnolinguistic group. while The term "Kurdish" will only be used in a linguistic sense), it was Hamza al-Isfahani who applied the term "kurd/Kurd" to the Daylamites, in the form "kurds of Tabaristan" (cf. the Arabs, whom al-Isfahani described as "kurds of Suristan"), though according to Potts, it would be unwise to assume that all Daylamites were "kurds". I'm not seeing a definiteness that would justify the certainty expressed in utter vast majority. GPinkerton (talk) 17:04, 30 January 2021 (UTC)