The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:02, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
... that the Battle of the Blacks in August 1169 cemented Saladin's power in Egypt, and paved the way to the abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate? Source: summary of the article and especially Lev, p. 49: "The single most important event in Saladin's rise to power in Egypt was the Battle of the Blacks".
ALT1: ... that during the Battle of the Blacks in August 1169, Saladin ordered his forces to attack and torch his opponents' quarters, where their wives and children had been left? Source: Ehrenkreutz, p. 78: "While the Battle was raging in the Bain al- Qasrain area, Saladin proceeded with a gruesome measure against the mutinous Sudanese. With only women and children left in the Sudanese barracks outside Zuwayla gate, Saladin's soldiers suddenly appeared and set fire to the entire area. The news of this terrible act against their defenseless families caused understandable consternation amongst the Sudanese soldiers." and Lewis, p. 67: "The other reason, it is said, was an attack on their homes. During the battle between the palaces, Saladin sent a detachment to the black quarters, with instructions 'to burn them down on their possessions and their children.'"
Overall: Cplakidas: This article is new enough, as it was published on the same day as nomination (23 January). The length is 13366 characters (2188 words) "readable prose size." The article is well-sourced, and I am able to access all cited sources except for the Ehrenkreutz source, which I AGF on based upon the quoted text provided by the nominator. The article is neutral and is plagiarism-free based on my review of the cited references. Both hooks are interesting, and are of an appropriate length with verifiable content. The image in the article is free, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5. I prefer ALT1 for DYK, but both hooks are acceptable. West Virginian (talk) 15:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Cplakidas: This article is new enough, as it was published on the same day as nomination (23 January). The length is 13366 characters (2188 words) "readable prose size." The article is well-sourced, and I am able to access all cited sources except for the Ehrenkreutz source, which I AGF on based upon the quoted text provided by the nominator. The article is neutral and is plagiarism-free based on my review of the cited references. Both hooks are interesting, and are of an appropriate length with verifiable content. The image in the article is free, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5. I prefer ALT1 for DYK, but both hooks are acceptable. West Virginian (talk) 15:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)