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Madalibi

Joined 10 October 2008

Hello! I'm a Canadian man of European descent, and I've lived in China with my family for more than 10 years. I specialize in Chinese history, especially the history of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), as well as in pre-modern Chinese law and medicine. I no longer work in Academia, but I'm still publishing articles and working on two scholarly books.

I edit Wikipedia as an artisan builds a mosaic, little piece by little piece. This is why I can be very slow, but I believe meticulousness helps to create lasting, reliable content.

This user has access to JSTOR through The Wikipedia Library.
MUSEThis user has access to Project MUSE through The Wikipedia Library.
PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in East Asian Studies.

Useful links edit

I have found the following links particularly useful.

My sandboxes edit

You're welcome to leave comments on the "talk page" of my sandboxes. Most of them are long-term projects.

Qing dynasty edit

Main series edit

Emperors edit

Ming-Qing transition edit

The mothership would be /Ming-Qing transition (1619-1683). The eventually featured topic would include Chongzhen Emperor, /History of the Manchus before 1644, Shunzhi Emperor, Three Feudatories, Shun Dynasty, and Southern Ming, as well as articles on key people like Dorgon, Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong.

Other Qing topics edit

Chinese culture, medicine, and history edit

History and anthropology of science and medicine edit

Korea edit

Nationalism and historiography in East Asia edit

Others edit

Boxer Uprising edit

Uploading images edit

Contributions edit

The wikis I've created (excluding about 330 redirects) edit

The wikis I've rewritten or substantially referenced edit

DYKs edit

 

On 6 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hanpu, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hanpu, who came from the Korean peninsula, married a Jurchen woman, and that their descendants, the emperors of the Jin dynasty, conquered all of north China in the 1120s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hanpu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 

On 20 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liu Shiduan, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Liu Shiduan used secret kung-fu techniques to make himself invulnerable and was executed for an anti-Christian incident in which he didn't take part? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liu Shiduan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 

On 6 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mojokerto child, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Mojokerto child was so unexpectedly old that it was discussed in a Time Magazine cover story? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mojokerto child. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 

On 10 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Java Man, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that to support his claim that Java Man was the "missing link", discoverer Eugène Dubois argued that it looked like a "giant gibbon"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Java Man. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 

On 19 September 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yuxian (Qing dynasty), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Yuxian was called the "Butcher of Shanxi", and blamed for ordering the Taiyuan Massacre – execution of Western missionaries in 1900 – but he probably only witnessed it and did not order it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yuxian (Qing dynasty). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 

On 24 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chen Mingxia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chen Mingxia served three Chinese dynasties in less than two years, and was executed by the third one for questioning the dress code? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chen Mingxia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chen Mingxia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Recognition from peers edit

  The Expert Barnstar
I hereby award you the Expert Barnstar for your outstanding contributions to China-related topics. This award is given to a few people who are regarded experts in one or several particular fields. Congrats and keep up your excellent work :)!--Tomcat (7) 15:34, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Qing dynasty
Thank you for quality scientific articles on Chinese culture, medicine, and history, especially the Qing dynasty and its people such as Shunzhi Emperor, its first "emperor to reign over China", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

  The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your extensive work on Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty, your excellent contributions to articles on Jurchen and Manchu history, and your mastery of the primary sources. Well done!--Khanate General ☪ talk project mongol conquests 05:50, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
  The Award of the Spahbed Barnstar
Thank you for your help on the Shahrbaraz article. I appreciate it very much :). Mossadegh-e Mihan-dust (talk) 18:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
  Thanks for your kind words about my work. Here's my newest article that may be of interest to you: [1]. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:52, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
  The Special Barnstar
For your expansion and improvement of Chinese food therapy, which saved it from deletion. Keep up the good work! §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:24, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
  The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I want to thank you specifically for your words of encouragement and your pre-GA review on the History of the Great Wall of China article. Without them I would not have had the confidence to think that it could be GA-worthy. I owe it to you :) _dk (talk) 08:38, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
  Thanks for your copy-editing of the Constitution of May 3, 1791! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:12, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
  The TAFI Barnstar
You have been making several substantial contributions to improve our weekly article. Just want to let you know you're doing a great job. NickPenguin(contribs) 00:02, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
  Thanks for telling me if I could add prayers to Anubis! You belong in the tea house. EMachine03 (talk) 11:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
  The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your contributions to last week's article for improvement, Anubis. ///EuroCarGT 01:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
  The Fossilized Barnstar
Thank you for your excellent work on Java Man. Very interesting read on an important topic. Keep it up! jonkerz ♠talk 13:25, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
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