Talk:Pañcāla

Merge in discussion

Merge in. The discussion regarding merging in Panchala Kingdom (Mahabharata) has been going on for more than 3 years, but was not properly tagged here back in 2013 (nor in the interim). Cpt.a.haddock quite understandably reversed my merge in, requesting discussion here. For the earlier discussion, see Talk:Panchala Kingdom (Mahabharata). My view is that the Panchala Kingdom (Mahabharata) article is described as "are largely attributed as mythological", and that such material is best contextualized in the presence of historically-sourced material. This is consistent with the only other 2 views expressed on the other talk page since 30th April 2013. Klbrain (talk) 20:38, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Don't Merge: There appears to be a loose demarcation between mythological Indian kingdoms and historical ones. For example, there's a Kuru kingdom (Mahabharata) and a Kuru Kingdom; there's a Magadha Kingdom and a Magadha; there's a Gandhara Kingdom and a Gandhara … The articles on the kingdoms in the context of Indian epics tend to be poorly written/sourced, overly detailed, but focus on the role of the kingdoms in literature and the characters connected to them. The articles on the historical kingdoms are better written and sourced and tend to mention the epic kingdoms in concise terms. IMO, there is room for both articles, but there needs to be a clear distinction between their ambits, better interlinking, and a consistent naming system. The quality issues are chiefly with the articles on the epic kingdoms than the historical ones. It would also be hasty to only consider merging the Panchala articles without considering the rest.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 14:02, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Agree with Cpt.a.haddock. This article is about the historical Panchala janapada, while Panchala Kingdom (Mahabharata) is about the legendary kingdom in a semi-fictional work. While the Mahabharata kingdom is obviously based on the historical janapada, that article contains a lot of fictional details, which cannot be included here. At best, this article should include a line or two ("Panchala kingdom also appears in Mahabharata, where its king is ..."). utcursch | talk 14:17, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Sounds clear; I'll remove the merge templates. Klbrain (talk) 22:30, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

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