R Prazeres

Map

Hello Mr. Prazeres, I know it has been a while since our last conversation, and I wanted to show you something interesting. Recently, while editing most parts of the Hammadid/Zirid era, I discovered a lack of maps covering the 11th century, even though the Maghreb experienced a major event during that time, the Hilalian invasion. So I decided, with the help of a mapper, to create a map depicting the region right after the "Hilalian invasion."

I, of course, used most of the sources I could find on the internet and heavily based my research on the work by H.R. Idriss in his book The Sanhadja State, which, luckily enough, was fully available online. Initially, I want to include this map in the Hammadid dynasty article, as the existing map isn't specific or detailed enough as this one. This new map also depicts the Hammadids at their largest extent, similar to other articles about neighboring dynasties like the Almoravids or Zirids, which show them at their greatest extent as well.

I would appreciate your feedback on this, and the mapper I worked with is ready to create a variant of the map based on a different year. If you have any suggestions for what we could represent, I’d love to hear them. One last thing: I’m not sure how to send the image to you, so I’ll wait for your instructions on how best to do that. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response. Tayeb188 (talk) 16:15, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Hey Prazeres,

Since I haven't received a response, I'm hesitant about whether I should upload it or not. It would be disappointing to upload it without getting your point of view. I know you have enough knowledge about the subject to take a look at the map, and if there are any errors, I can correct them before having to re-upload it on Wikimedia Commons. Your assistance would be really helpful, and I hope to get a response soon so we can discuss this further.

Cheers! Tayeb188 (talk) 10:49, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi Tayeb188! Sorry for not responding earlier, I've been absorbed in other matters and forgot to reply to this. I'd be happy to look at the map whenever I have time. In terms of using it on Wikipedia, I'm hesitant to say whether any map created from scratch by editors is necessarily conforming to WP:OR, but since the current map at Hammadid dynasty (and some other articles) is also another editor's creation anyways, I think there's certainly no harm in giving us a new option. Wiki Commons itself also has no restrictions on uploading maps like that, so there's no harm in uploading it and then further discussing changes on the file's talk page. (And we can also discuss on the article's talk page which map editors prefer to use in the article, if needed.) By the way, I wasn't able to find The Sanhadja State by H.R. Idriss; is that its original title?

It is possible to send me the map image through email (see Wikipedia:Emailing users; just note that this reveals your email address to me, in case you prefer to keep that private). But, as mentioned, you could upload it on Commons and we can still discuss and make changes to it there. It's up to you. Thanks, R Prazeres (talk) 15:20, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

No problem, mate! Thank you for agreeing to take a look at the map. I've put considerable time and effort into it, and it's something that I was really keen on. I’ll email you soon so we can discuss it further. I believe it’s the best way to proceed before I publish and properly source the map.

Regarding the book I mentioned earlier, the full title is "The Book of the Sanhaja Dynasty: The History of Ifriqiya during the Reign of the Zirids" by Dr. Hady Roger Idris. The only issue is that from my research, I’ve only found Arabic and French versions online. I haven’t come across an English version, and I doubt one exists, but I’ll send you an email with more details soon.

Thanks again for your help!

Best regards! Tayeb188 (talk) 13:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! And no hurry, but if you have the French version of the book, that would be great. (My Arabic skills are not up to the task of a long read, but French is as good as English to me.) R Prazeres (talk) 22:57, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

WP:YEMEN

Salam! I thought you might be interested in joining WP:Wikiproject Yemen Abo Yemen✉ 17:22, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the invitation! R Prazeres (talk) 20:58, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Numidian Cavalry

Hello, I was wondering if you could reinstall the edits on Numidian Cavalry so that I could continue working on the article, It will temporarily be under work so I hope to massively improve it as soon as possible. Thank you. Clausewitez (talk) 21:07, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, you may edit or add material (including material that was previously reverted) if you provide clear and precise citations to reliable sources which directly support that material (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources). Make sure you also take the warning on copyright violation (which another editor left on your talk page) very seriously. I will not reinstate your previous edits as they were, since they were uncited, but if you include reliable sources next time and follow the relevant guidelines, then you can re-add the material yourself and of course continue with further editing. So in short: you should add the citations at the same time as you add content, to avoid being reverted in the future. Promising to add citations later is not a good approach. If you have any more specific questions about Wikipedia policies, feel free to ask.

A small tip: if you're planning on making large or complex additions and you're new to Wikipedia, then consider using your sandbox as a draft space where you can write up some of your material beforehand, figure out the citations and any other problems there, then copy that into the article itself when you're comfortable. Cheers, R Prazeres (talk) 21:26, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

oh thank you very much these are some really good tips, I am happy if you could provide me with more tips like these in the future. as a new member to wikipedia this is a new approach how to do things and I will certainly do as you advised. I am taking baby steps into adding information and sometimes I am worried to over-source information.

sincerely, Clausewitez (talk) 21:37, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm glad that was helpful. Indeed, if there is one thing I emphasize to new editors, it's to make sure you follow Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research (these are the overall guidelines about sources and how they relate to Wikipedia content). Other editors can help you with improving details like grammar, formatting, etc, but they can rarely do anything for you if the sources are missing or unclear; so get those right first, and then the rest can be fixed later if needed. R Prazeres (talk) 21:45, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

A Yemeni barnstar for you!

		The Yemen Barnstar of National Merit
		Thank you for your contributions on Architecture of Yemen! Abo Yemen✉ 05:04, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you kindly! R Prazeres (talk) 05:32, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Chawia

Please : Chawia is arab name not berber and thats what the sources in same paragraph say. You can chek this source or translate it .

Chawiya is of Arabic origin from the word shah, which means sheep. Ibn Khaldun says:The chawiya are also the people who take care of sheep and cows, as their livelihood is. (Source here) ال سباع (talk) 18:40, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I've checked again and made an edit to fix the problem for now. I've provided an explanation at Talk:Chaouia (Morocco). Thanks, R Prazeres (talk) 20:25, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Rabat

If you say so, however i see more lamps and street than wall. Even quality is ... --Petar Milošević (talk) 19:49, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

It shows you the wall and its bastions at intervals, plus some of its environment, which immediately gives you a sense of its form, scale, and urban setting, which is what we'd want for a lead image in this case. The quality is fine. Your beautiful new photos are much appreciated, but the primary purpose of images on Wikipedia itself is informativeness, so this takes precedence inside an article. Cheers, R Prazeres (talk) 19:53, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Good words, but check again, different pic. --Petar Milošević (talk) 12:44, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

I still prefer the old pic to be honest because it shows more of the wall and its historic towers, rather than the more modern gateways near the west end today, but it's not a big problem either way. Cheers, R Prazeres (talk) 19:22, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Idrissids/Fatimides

Hello,

I may have missed a discussion or consensus but I do not understand why it is considered that the Idrisids do not have continuity with the Fatimids? Is it because of vassalage or the Zenata? If so, does a solution like the one on fr:Idrissides not seem fairer to you? The end of the Idrisids if it is recorded at the Zirid expedition does it not fit into the framework of a continuation with a Fatimid entity? (I would quote Daniel Rivet, "The first of the Zirids - Buluggin - confirmed this strong reestablishment of the Ifriqiyans in Morocco; he subdued all the Zenetes in 972 and finished reducing all the Idrissides to nothing..." [1]). Thank you for your help. Regards. Monsieur Patillo (talk) 02:47, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

This period is very complicated, but in short, it is more exact to say that they were succeeded by various Zenata chieftains and principalities, who were variously allied with either the Fatimids or the Umayyads of Cordoba (some of them even switching sides at times). The Fatimids never directly controlled the western Maghreb (and there are reliable sources which explicitly say this), and we have an article that covers the Zenata rulers, so the latter should be listed. The only reason Caliphate of Cordoba is additionally included among the successors of the Idrisids is because, as the article explains, the last Idrisids in the north were removed by a direct intervention from Cordoba.

By the way, keep in mind that the French Wikipedia (and other Wikipedias) is not a reliable source and there's no requirement that one Wiki follows the example of the other Wikis. The lead and infobox of an article here should follow what that specific article currently says. R Prazeres (talk) 03:01, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

The Fatimids had a certain and imperial presence on present-day Morocco. There are indirect ways of domination that you rightly point out (Zenata emirs), but also armed Fatimid interventions (or Zirids mandated by the Fatimids). An article exist on the subject: with different passages on the subject Chafik T. Benchekroun, Les Idrissides entre Fatimides et Omeyyades, Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée : «qu’il livra bataille à l’armée fatimide venant de Nakūr » [...]«à l’arrivée des troupes de Buluqqīn b. Zīrī dont le but était d’imposer à nouveau l’allégeance fatimide progressivement perdue depuis le départ de l’armée de Jawhar en 349/960 (Ibn Abī Zarʻ, Al-Anīs al-muṭrib : 111)».

The summary of coins minted in the Western Maghreb is evocative of this Fatimid domination [2], as well as the minbar of the Andalusian mosque (from the Zirid-Fatimid period, the mentions of which were modified in favor of the Umayyads).

Obviously, wp:fr is not a source, I don't claim it to be. But the idea of ​​the representation seemed good to me, if your opinion differs I obviously respect it. Regards. Monsieur Patillo (talk) 12:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

The purpose of the infobox is really to summarize straightforward information in the article as best as possible, so in the case of the "successors"/"predecessors" there we should really stick to the most pertinent and direct items. Indirect domination does not qualify in my mind, so I disagree in this case. Throughout the history of the region there were various regimes that claimed to rule on behalf of one caliphate or another but were otherwise independent or autonomous, and we usually list the local rulers/dynasty rather than the indirect caliphal rulers, because it's the former topic that should give us the most direct information on what happens next in that area. I hope that makes sense to you. R Prazeres (talk) 15:07, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

I understand your point of view. In this case, do the Zirids not fall into the definition of “various regimes that claimed to rule on behalf of one caliphate or another”? Shouldn't they be added (since the minbar of the Fatimids in Fez is due to this period) ? Monsieur Patillo (talk) 21:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Apparently the sources indicates(exemple : Aurélien Montel, [3], p.12)], that it was an Umayyad expedition led by the general of Ġālib ibn ʽAbd al-Raḥmān in 974 which put an end to the Idrissids, my last point (on the Zirids) should therefore be withdrawn, unless you have other sources. Monsieur Patillo (talk) 21:43, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

About the term Iran and Turan

Where is the sources providing us that the empire was named "Iran and Turan". I see only "Turan" David.galikaev (talk) 01:05, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

I didn't write this part of the article, so you should bring it up at Talk:Timurid Empire, where all the editors can more easily see your comments and potentially respond. From a superficial look, there is a paragraph with citations on this in the first section of the article ("Names of the state") and there seem to be other references that bring up this name, e.g.: [4], [5]. So deleting this without discussing and finding a consensus on the talk page first would not be constructive. Thanks, R Prazeres (talk) 01:50, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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Fatimid map

Hello R.Prazeres, shouldn't the Fatimid map in the article include Zirid territories ? Suglette's atlas of Islamic history [6] (p.26), Karim chaibi's atlas historique de l'Algérie [7] (p.76 and p.78), Philip Naylor's history of North Africa [8](p.81). Nourerrahmane (talk) 08:46, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi Nourerrahmane. That would depend on what the map is representing exactly. But if you're referring to this edit I reverted, I explained the various problems with that map in now-archived comments here. In short: the borders added by at least one editor to that map (and its variants) are WP:OR. We also have multiple specialized sources on the Fatimids stating that they did not effectively govern anything further west than Tahart. We can find maps that show otherwise, but also plenty of maps from Fatimid-focused references that don't, and likewise Sluglett's map doesn't show Fatimid control that far either. There were indirect vassals in various regions in all periods, some temporary and some long-term, but if we include those then I think all of the maps available at the moment would be inaccurate/incomplete. The current map could be improved but it is a fairly good and cautious depiction of what the sources (and the article) describe. R Prazeres (talk) 17:09, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

actually it’s not related to that edit. I’m talking about literally including autonomous states into the caliphate’s realm. Aghlabids are part of the Abbasids just like Zirids are part of the Fatimids and Algiers to the Ottomans. These maps might speak about direct Fatimid control prior to 972 AD. Nourerrahmane (talk) 18:11, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Then yeah, that goes to my first statement then. But the current map does include Zirid territories then, depending on which date you're looking at in the legend: at c. 1000, the legend includes both Ifriqiya (Zirids) and Sicily (Kalbids), while at c. 1050 it omits the former and includes the latter, reflecting the formal allegiance or independence of both around that time. There could be an argument for amending the legend according to another logic, though if I understand your point correctly the current map is reasonable as is.

Side-note: a vassal I can think of that's missing from the map are the Sulayhids in Yemen (who are also mentioned in the article). They're often not included in some of the published maps, which could be an oversight, or there could be a logical distinction in that the Zirids and Kalbids were direct political appointments by the Fatimids. Yet another complication/imperfection inherent to map-making of this type. R Prazeres (talk) 19:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I was thinking about Buluggin's campaigns and Zirid maximum extent, he was a pretty devout Fatimid governor and vassal. Although Fatimid influence west of Tahert was almost none existent. Because although Islamic autonomous states had their own foreign policy and local administration, their legitimacy was still based on caliphal sanction and blessing, their existence depended on it unless they had to change radically because of internal and external pressures. I hate to showcase autonomous/semi-independent states as if they were not representatives of their respective religious and secular suzerain, the caliph, or as if their autonomous status made them outside the caliphal borders. Caliphates could include both provinces and states. Nourerrahmane (talk) 23:27, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Buluggin's campaign was only a temporary gain for a few years. We may have chosen to represent it at Zirid dynasty, which seems reasonable given the more specific scope of that article, but it's a stretch to present it as a regular territory in any other context. The current map still represents well the regular Fatimid/Zirid territories in the Maghreb. R Prazeres (talk) 23:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I see, in that case i have no complaints, Fatimid direct or indirect control did not go beyound tahert, however i do beleive that Morocco and western Algeria were disputed territories between Umayyads and Fatimids, don't you think it needs some kind of representation on the map ? The Zirids kept trying to extend Fatimid influence in Morocco at the expense of the Umayyads who used their Maghrawa clients for the same purpose for much of the 10th century, assuming that the Fatimid power reached its peak in late 10th century. Nourerrahmane (talk) 14:45, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Or let's leave it like this. Better keep with RS. Nourerrahmane (talk) 14:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Banu Hilal

Don't you think it's time we started a SPI (you can guess the SP I'm referring to)? M.Bitton (talk) 00:00, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

I think I do and I was thinking that too, hehe. Unfortunately I'm too busy with real-world work this week to draft another one, but will try to help if I can. Feel free to ping me if you do start one. R Prazeres (talk) 00:03, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

List of banu khazrun rulers

Hello, excuse me can i understand why you deleted my work on list of rulers of bani khazrun ?? i used an original arabic source by al-tahir al-zawi an old libyan historian. what makes your source more trusted then my source ?? and for your knowledge banu khazrun didn't only rule in tripoli they ruled in sijilmasa and zirids kicked them siveral times from tripoli ,excuse me if you didn't give an answer im gonna need to get my work backWinipitia (talk) 00:03, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

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Sulaimān b. ʿAbd Allāh as-Sālih b. Mūsā al-Jawn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif_of_Mecca#/media/File:Scherifen_von_Mekka_Stammtafel_I.svg 161.253.74.225 (talk) 00:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment here, but see my explanation here. It's simply not helpful or necessary to name every ancestor of a person in their name like this. In very formal contexts, the full list of names might be presented, but this is uncommon practice in regular prose, which is what we use on Wikipedia. For the average reader (especially the average English reader), it just creates a long list of names that's hard to follow. The article clearly states his immediate common name, that this is where the term "Sulaymanid" comes from, and that he is a fifth-generation descendant from Hasan ibn Ali. This is all the important information presented clearly for the average reader. But feel free to make further suggestions at Talk:Sulaymanids. R Prazeres (talk) 00:35, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Dome

I'm not at all happy with this editor. I think they got this from WIkiwand ,the source says "Hesychius, their “royal tents and courts of round awnings were called Heavens.’’*” The general shape and appearance of these royal tents of Persia were presumably similar to the great domical tents of the Mongol Khans, which so impressed the Western travelers in the Middle Ages, and hence were not essentially different from the vast audience tent " Do you think that's sufficient/ Doug Weller talk 09:18, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the reminder on this, I was too busy and forgot to follow up. Indeed it is not sufficient, as I explained on the talk page. (The author makes no claim about the Achaemenids building domes, only that their tents might have resembled later circular tents and discusses the wider symbolism involved.) In any case, the editor edit-warred and refused to discuss on the talk page, so I'll revert it. I also see that you've now blocked them for subsequent behavior. R Prazeres (talk) 18:51, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Doug Weller talk 10:30, 25 November 2024 (UTC)