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Wasn't Istanbul known as Constantinople back in the 19th century?
I think both names were used, but Constantinople being favoured in the West at the time? I just cited Iranica, which uses Istanbul. Though granted they generally use a Persian transliteration for names. Should I change it to Constantinople? --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:59, 23 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think you should change it to Constantinople. The Wikipedia article on Istanbul says "Constantinople remained the most common name for the city in the West until the 1930s". Steelkamp (talk) 03:16, 24 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
The delegates of Russia and Britain urged Mohammad-Ali Khan to stay longer so that the Iranians and Ottomans could exchange the confirmed treaty, which did not have with him. This is grammatically incorrect. In particular, that last part.
...as he was not supposed to stay there for longer than two weeks. Is "there" referring to Istanbul or Paris? I reckon it should be explicitly stated which one.
...which also says that Mirza-Mohammad Ali had with the approval of Naser al-Din Shah sent thirty aristocratic and princely children to the newly established college. I would add commas to change this to ...which also says that Mirza-Mohammad Ali had, with the approval of Naser al-Din Shah, sent thirty aristocratic and princely children to the newly established college.
Gurney & Nabavi 1993 says that Mohammad-Ali Khan died on 10 February 1852, not 9 February. Mousavi 2022 says that he died on 9 February though. Which one is right? If your not sure, I think the discrepancy should be mentioned in the article. E.g. Mohammad-Ali Khan died of illness on 9 or 10 February 1852 in Tehran.
I only used the date by Mousavi 2022 as his article was only focused on Mirza Mohammad-Ali Khan Shirazi, contrary to Gurney & Nabavi 1993 which focuses on Dar ul-Funun - I therefore think that Mousavi 2022 is more qualified in this instance, it's also more recent. It's strange, both Mousavi 2022 and Gurney & Nabavi 1993 state that he died on 18 Rabi II (Rabi Al-Thani) 1268, but give slightly different dates. Two Hijri converters I found also state that 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1268 = 9 February 1852 [1][2]. --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:12, 23 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
From reading through Mousavi 2022, I believe that this article "addresses the main aspects of the topic" and "stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail" as per the GA criteria.
Well written
Broad in its coverage