Talk:Sultanate of Multan

Reason of undoing my edit

Hey @Sutyarashi! I just want to ask you on which basis you undid my edit?

If the census can be used for Rajput reference why the 1911 official census can not be cited for Jat reference?

Similarly they are several historical sources of their Jatt origin out of which I added one but you removed it?

Punjab has several tribes which can be found in both Jats and Rajputs. As far Langah some even attributed them an independent tribe. Even in the Ain e Akbari they are mentioned along with Jatts, not with Rajput. However the point is on which basis you undid the revision when they same category of sources/citations are linked for Rajput reference?

Please explain it otherwise I am going to open case with someone else with better rights than you Jee Fateh (talk) 09:19, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

They are rajpoots obsessed hahaha Islamichistorian1 (talk) 15:02, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Infobox map

@पाटलिपुत्र: Hi Pat, just wanted to ask about the map in the infobox where you have set out the territory of the Langah sultanate. From having a look at the source, it doesnt detail the exact limits of the territory held by the Sultanate. I believe Schwatzberg's general outline would be more appropriate as little other information has been provided but just wanted to know your thoughts as well. Ixudi (talk) 17:20, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ixudi:, you may be right, but I guess I did not find the Sultanate of Multan in Schwatzberg's maps. Do you have a specific page number where it appears? पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 18:10, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Not the Sulatnate of Multan exactly but the Langas are shown on page 139. Link: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=076

I believe you've already made a map with this information in a appropriate form so it may be worth adding that to the infobox instead. See Template:South Asia in 1525 CE. Ixudi (talk) 18:14, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, Schwartzberg only gives a general area, but on the other hand the History of civilizations of Central Asia details the specific cities they held (p.305). This information allows for a certain understanding of the outline of their territory, although possibly minimalistic. Template:South Asia in 1525 CE is rather intended as a general depiction of the political situation in South Asia at that point of time, but is not very informative regarding the precise territory of the Langahs... पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 18:34, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

From having a read of page 305, there is little to no information regarding the westernmost or eastermost extent of the sultanate. The only information I can find on its territory comes from the following quote:

"He wrested the principality of Shorkot from Ghazi Khan and extended his control up into Chiniot."

So all we can really say for sure is that the sultanate was based in Multan and expanded into Chiniot. From my perspective, this is not enough information to create a map from. Ixudi (talk) 18:57, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Whenever possible I like to use Schwartzberg, but in the absence of better material, it is common practice to establish an illustrative map based on literary material, i.e. based on cities known to have belonged to the realm in question (here especially Multan, Shorkot and Chiniot). We also know that D.G. Khan and D.I. Khan were under the jurisdiction of the Langahs (see article). Of course it would be better to have a map to copy directly from, but Schwartzberg apparently overlooked them. You can of course use my other map Template:South Asia in 1525 CE if you think it is better, but I'm afraid it would not be an improvement for the basic reader. पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 20:07, 24 August 2024 (UTC)