Talk:Al-Muwaffaq/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ed! (talk · contribs) 17:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

• Again here, it would be very helpful to include information on his brothers and family, since it becomes important later in the article.
• "On his return to Samarra, Abu Ahmad was initially received with honour by the Caliph, but soon he was thrown into prison, along with another of his brothers, al-Mu'ayyad." -- why were they imprisoned?
• "In return for the Turks' loyalty he practically abolished the other competing corps of the caliphal army" -- how did he do this? Reducing their size or strength?
• "...but despite Ya'qub's death in 879..." -- cause of death?
• Again, any info on his wives and children would be helpful here as well.
• Duplicate links tool is returning a few results you'll want to look at.
• Dab links tool shows no problems, and Checklinks tool is showing no errors in external links.

Great work, the writing and sourcing here is of a high quality and I'll gladly pass the GA once the above issues are resolved. —Ed!^(talk) 18:37, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for yet another review, Ed. I've clarified points 2-4. On his family, I'll add a few details, but it may take a few days due to Christmas. Constantine ✍ 09:36, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

I've re-checked Tabari and other sources, but no other children of al-Muwaffaq are mentioned, apart from al-Mu'tadid. Given that al-Mu'tadid himself was born to a slave concubine, he was probably unmarried (though I have not found a direct statement to that effect) and he certainly had no other sons. Constantine ✍ 11:03, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

OK. In that case I think you've done all you could. Passing the GA now. Good work. —Ed!^(talk) 17:17, 28 December 2012 (UTC)