Template:Did you know nominations/Shibl al-Dawla Nasr

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:31, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Shibl al-Dawla Nasr

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13th-century depiction of the Arabs' victory over the Byzantine army at Azaz

... that with a modest force of Bedouin horsemen, Shibl al-Dawla Nasr defeated a much larger Byzantine army (pictured) led by Emperor Romanos III? Source: "Faced with the refusal of Romanus III to accept anything other than the surrender of Aleppo, they [Shibl al-Dawla Nasr and Mu'izz al-Dawla Thimal] decided to fight again. A modest squadron of Arab cavalry inflicted in the heat of Sha'ban 421/July 1030 near Azaz a memorable defeat on the huge Byzantine coalition." Bianquis, Thierry (1993). "Mirdas". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VII: Mif–Naz. p. 117.

Reviewed: Chamber pop

5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 16:57, 8 November 2016 (UTC).

Offline source accepted AGF. Date, expansion and hook checks out. Close paraphrase not found in spot check. QPQ pending, GTG once QPQ is done. --Soman (talk) 16:29, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

@Soman: Thanks for the review, QPQ review now done. --Al Ameer (talk) 06:03, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Very well, --Soman (talk) 17:13, 15 November 2016 (UTC)