Template:Did you know nominations/Sayf al-Dawla

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 00:27, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Sayf al-Dawla edit

  • ... that the 10th-century Hamdanid prince Sayf al-Dawla is considered to personify the "Arab chivalrous ideal in its most tragic aspect"?
ALT1: ... that the 10th-century Hamdanid prince Sayf al-Dawla is said to have fought against the Byzantines in over 40 battles?

Created/expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 09:58, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

: 5x expansion; length & date checked out, uses RS; nice assessment section at the end; both hooks supported by citations of offline sources, personal preference for the former; good to go, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 04:35, 19 July 2012 (UTC)