Template:Did you know nominations/Qarmatian invasion of Iraq

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 03:43, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Qarmatian invasion of Iraq

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• ... that during the Qarmatian invasion of Iraq, the Abbasid Caliphate raised an army of over 40,000 men to protect Baghdad, but did not engage the few thousand Qarmatians in battle? Source: Summary of section 2.2
  • ALT1: ... that during the Qarmatian invasion of Iraq in 927–928, the Qarmatians of Bahrayn captured Kufa, threatened Baghdad, and reached Raqqa? Source: Summary of section 2
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mariam Soulakiotis

Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 18:22, 20 May 2022 (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 eligibility:

• Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
• Interesting: - I'm not convinced ALT1 meets this requirement, but ALT0 looks ok.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice article (t · c) buidhe 01:44, 21 May 2022 (UTC)