Talk:Al-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt

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March 3, 2016	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 23, 2016.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Mamluk sultan an-Nasir Ahmad ruled from the desert fortress of al-Karak instead of the Mamluk capital in Cairo?

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Zanhe (talk · contribs) 18:00, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
The prose is clear and concise, and well written. I've fixed a few very minor grammatical issues. Earwig reports no copyright violations. However, there are contradictory statements in the "Reign" section: "a delegation of Egypt-based emirs ... arrived in al-Karak to inform an-Nasir Ahmad of Qawsun's execution", but later, Ahmad "ordered Qawsun and Altunbugha ... to be executed." -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've corrected the mistake per the source (see edit summary). The delegation informed the sultan of Qawsun's ouster. The sultan had him executed after his arrival to Egypt. --Al Ameer (talk) 03:56, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Lead, layout, formatting are in compliance. Not related to fiction or lists. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Has an appropriate reference section:
Yes. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

B. Citations to reliable sources, where necessary:
Reliable sources cited throughout. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

C. No original research:
All conclusions or opinions are supported with reliable neutral sources. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:
I can't think of any important aspect that the article does not cover. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

B. Focused:
It is focused and does not contain excessive details. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Neutrally written in a dispassionate tone. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
No edit wars. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status:
The sole image is tagged with a free license. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
There's only one image, and no portrait of the man, but that's expected for an article about a Muslim ruler. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Overall:
Pass or Fail: A well written article with some minor issues that need to be fixed. Almost there. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Zanhe: Thanks for the review and the improvements. I addressed your point above and corrected the contradictory statement about Qawsun. Let me know if there's any other issues. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 03:56, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article now meets all GA criteria. Thanks for the interesting and well written article. -Zanhe (talk) 19:15, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]