Template:Did you know nominations/Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914–915)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:43, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914–915), Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921)

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• ... that in 914–915 and in 919–921, just a few years after its founding, the Fatimid Caliphate launched two unsuccessful invasions of Egypt? Source: Per the article title/content.
  • ALT1:... that during the Fatimid Caliphate's invasions of Egypt in 914–915 and in 919–921, Alexandria and the Fayyum Oasis fell to the invaders, but the capital Fustat did not? Source: Per the article content.

• Reviewed: 1) Helmut Kleinicke and 2) Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch

Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 18:36, 20 January 2019 (UTC).

• @Cplakidas: here's my review of this nomination. epicgenius (talk) 21:16, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both articles have sufficient citations. Personally, I think the first hook is better. epicgenius (talk) 21:16, 20 January 2019 (UTC)