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If they were Arabs why did they have a Persian title?--ΕυπάτωρTalk!! 12:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Their origin needs further research. I don't know if they were Arabs or not. But even if they were Arabs, they were Persianized.
Grandmaster 12:25, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
I have some info from Boseworth (originally written by Barthold but updated by Boseworth) which I'll put in. --
alidoostzadeh 15:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Question
Is this about the Shirvanshah title, the Shirvanshah state, or the dynasty that ruled the Shirvanshah state? Was the state actually called "Shirvanshah" or "Shirvanshah state"? That doesnt sound right, as Shirvanshah means King of Shirvan.
Azerbaijani 21:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
It is about all three. Shirvanshah (or more archaic Sharwanshah) where a dynasty who ruled Shirvan. Their title was Shirvanshah and their state was also the kingdom of the dynasty of Shirvanshah. The best book on Shirvanshah is written by Minorsky and I have it. From Minorsky's time there is not really much new information and Minorsky seems to have exhausted all the sources. The title Shirvanshah actually does go back to pre-Islamic times, so we can mention that. --
alidoostzadeh 15:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
nice
Whoever uploaded the pictures has a good artistic style. It would be good to have the current city where the impressive monuments are located so future visitors (hopefully myself one day) may visit them. --
alidoostzadeh 17:26, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Very nice. Have to definitely visit! --
alidoostzadeh 00:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)reply
native state
Native state does not mean they were Azerbaijani Turkic speakers. Inded different groups are considered natives in the republic of Azerbaijan. For example Safavids and Qajars in many sources have been reference as establishing a "native Persian state" or a "native Iranian state". Obviously this is a geographical term rather an ethnic term. The fact that Shirvanshah's were Arab dynasty who married with local Iranian dynasties and established a state in Shirvan is well known. For an opposite example
[1]. (Shah Ismail the first native Persian Rule). --
alidoostzadeh 23:57, 23 August 2007 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: Great job on the rewrite! Before this article is nominated for GA, I believe there is one issue that should be addressed, and that is the article's current scope. The current article title "Shirvanshah" restricts the scope of this article to rulers of the State of Shirvanshahs, which is not a restriction that the article follows in its current form. To address this issue, what do you think about renaming this article to "Shirvanshahs" or "State of Shirvanshahs" (or any other common name for the state)? There are already separate articles for "
State of Shirvanshahs [
ru;
ar;
tr" and "
Shirvanshah [
ru;
tr" in other language Wikipedias. —
Goldencall me maybe? 17:26, 13 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Hello and thanks. I wouldn't mind "Shirvanshahs", but I think "State of Shirvanshahs", sounds a bit off, not really being used in
WP:RS either, which simply uses "Shirvanshah(s)". --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 22:47, 13 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Apologies, I forgot about this. The article appears to have been nominated for GA, and since moving during a GA nomination can cause disruptions on bots' functionality, we can wait until the GA is over before proceeding. Best of luck with the nomination! —
Goldencall me maybe? 12:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)reply
That was footnote #a ;), I had no problem with that, but also not a problem keeping it in the main text. I meant The line was also referred to as the Khaqanids.
The first ruling line... This gives the impression there were several ruling lines, but only one is explicitly mentioned. The other line should be mentioned here, or the entire statement should be moved to after the overview of the dynasty (from 861 to 1538) given in the next paragraph
Changed it to resemble the former, thoughts? --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 22:29, 22 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Looks good.
The Shirvanshahs, existing as independent or a vassal state, from 861 until 1538; one of longest existing dynasties in the Islamic world, are known for their support of culture this mixes up two several things: their duration, political status, and patronage of culture. Suggest splitting these up, or at least treating them in order. E.g. "The Shirvanshahs ruled from 861 to 1538, one of the most enduring dynasties of the Islamic world. At times they were independent, often they had to recognize the overlordship of neighbouring empires. The dynasty is known for its patronage of culture...."
Ismail (later regnally known as Ismail I) is redundant, just Ismail I.
Background
Introduce Ibn Khordadbeh (geographer)
Is it likely that the use of Shirvanshah by later Muslim authors is an
anachronism? Do the sources mention anything like this?
Good question. The used sources make no mention of this, so I assume they didn't consider that to be a possibility. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 01:05, 13 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The first line of the Shirvanshahs... this belongs under the 'first line' section below
First line (861–1382)
Is it possible to have subsections here?
Unfortunately I can't really think of a helpful subsection. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 23:46, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
When referring to Shirvanshah (and also Layzanshah, Kasranids etc) as a word/title, please italicize it (
MOS:WAW)
I'm not sure understand, so every case of Shirvanshah/Layzanshah etc should be italicized? --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 23:46, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Where it is a term, e.g. to use the title of Shirvanshah yes, but Shirvanshah Fariburz I or that the Shirvanshahs served as Seljuk vassals no. Also titles like Khāqān-e Kabir etc.
This hurts my non-English brain. I think I did it?
[4] --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 11:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)reply
I think yes. Anyhow for GA I think the requirements are considerably less stringent.
Constantine ✍ 12:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
was closely intervenedis closely intertwined.
of the Hudud al-'Alam what is this? Give a brief description.
and onwards either 'and on' or just 'onward'
moderately full collection moderately complete collection
slowly become Persian to 'slowly become
Persianized'
ancient rulers would suggest that the Shirvanshahs married with the actual ancient rulers; perhaps 'ancient ruling line'?
descended from figures clarify that these were pre-Islamic, Sasanian-era figures
The current phrasing suggests that both the Abbasid caliph and Malik-Shah were introduced to the coinage, whereas I assume that the caliph was mentioned there since the beginning. So perhaps 'the coins of Fariburz I cite not only the Abbasid caliph, but also the Seljuk ruler Malik-Shah I'?
Use {{transl|fa|}} for transliterated Persian terms per
MOS:FOREIGNITALIC
Not an expert on the topic, but sufficiently familiar with the region and period. The sources cited are high-quality RS, and include some I'd expect to see for medieval Iranian/Caucasian history. Can't say if anything is missing though.
Be consistent in giving locations for books or not
The Encyclopaedia Iranica refs are incomplete; at least give editor/publisher, perhaps an ISSN?
Added Routledge & Kegan Paul as the publisher. Though I'm not sure where to find the ISSNN.
Here you go
[6] but for GA I think it can be waived.
Constantine ✍ 12:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Copyvio check not done yet, will do in the second pass.
@
HistoryofIran: That's it for a first pass, where I focused mostly on prose. Once these are done, I'll do another pass. Quite comprehensive, good balance of detail and overview info, and well written; at least for me it was easy to follow the narrative.
Constantine ✍ 12:48, 2 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Yet another review, thank you very much Constantine! I'm a bit pressed for time atm, but I'll try to see to it. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 00:12, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: No worries, take your time. I will keep the review open until you can address it, unless you decide to postpone it.
Constantine ✍ 10:53, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: Looks good so far, have responded to your queries above. One request, though: please do not strike through the items yourself, I should be the one to do this (also so I can keep track of what I have checked and what not). Cheers,
Constantine ✍ 09:59, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
I did a spotcheck of sources, nothing in terms of direct copyvio, but there is a lot of
Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing with Bosworth 2011a. Sort of difficult to avoid, given the heavy dependence on it, but it should be addressed. Sentence structure, wording, etc. are pretty close. E.g. The history of the Yazidids is closely intervened with another Arab family, the Hashimids, who were based in Darband vs The history of Šervānšāhs was clearly closely bound up with that of another Arab military family, the Hāšemis of Bāb al-abwāb/Darband etc.
Constantine ✍ 10:11, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Understood. I will take a look at the source and do some rewriting. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 10:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Cplakidas: I've tried to address the remaining issues. Please let me know if I've missed anything. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 12:28, 3 May 2023 (UTC)reply
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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... that the Shirvanshah were originally an
Arab dynasty descended from the
Banu Shayban tribe, but were later
Persianized and slowly abandoned their arabic heritage? Source: Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976) [1965]. The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Translated by Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Livraria Bertrand. OCLC 490638192. Page 27 ,
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/servansahs
ALT2: ... that the lands of the Shirvanshah served as the focal point for
Persian literature during the 12th century? Source: Gould, Rebecca Ruth (2016). "Wearing the Belt of Oppression: Khāqāni's Christian Qasida and the Prison Poetry of Medieval Shirvān". Journal of Persianate Studies. 9 (1): 19–44. doi:10.1163/18747167-12341296. Page 25 , Minorsky, Vladimir (1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd. Page 136
New enough, long enough. Hooks short enough and sourced (as is every paragraph); I prefer ALT2. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found, no maintenance templates found. QPQ done. Good to go.--Launchballer 16:26, 27 June 2023 (UTC)reply
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Persian literature during the 12th century?
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If they were Arabs why did they have a Persian title?--ΕυπάτωρTalk!! 12:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Their origin needs further research. I don't know if they were Arabs or not. But even if they were Arabs, they were Persianized.
Grandmaster 12:25, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
I have some info from Boseworth (originally written by Barthold but updated by Boseworth) which I'll put in. --
alidoostzadeh 15:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Question
Is this about the Shirvanshah title, the Shirvanshah state, or the dynasty that ruled the Shirvanshah state? Was the state actually called "Shirvanshah" or "Shirvanshah state"? That doesnt sound right, as Shirvanshah means King of Shirvan.
Azerbaijani 21:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)reply
It is about all three. Shirvanshah (or more archaic Sharwanshah) where a dynasty who ruled Shirvan. Their title was Shirvanshah and their state was also the kingdom of the dynasty of Shirvanshah. The best book on Shirvanshah is written by Minorsky and I have it. From Minorsky's time there is not really much new information and Minorsky seems to have exhausted all the sources. The title Shirvanshah actually does go back to pre-Islamic times, so we can mention that. --
alidoostzadeh 15:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
nice
Whoever uploaded the pictures has a good artistic style. It would be good to have the current city where the impressive monuments are located so future visitors (hopefully myself one day) may visit them. --
alidoostzadeh 17:26, 3 June 2007 (UTC)reply
Very nice. Have to definitely visit! --
alidoostzadeh 00:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)reply
native state
Native state does not mean they were Azerbaijani Turkic speakers. Inded different groups are considered natives in the republic of Azerbaijan. For example Safavids and Qajars in many sources have been reference as establishing a "native Persian state" or a "native Iranian state". Obviously this is a geographical term rather an ethnic term. The fact that Shirvanshah's were Arab dynasty who married with local Iranian dynasties and established a state in Shirvan is well known. For an opposite example
[1]. (Shah Ismail the first native Persian Rule). --
alidoostzadeh 23:57, 23 August 2007 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: Great job on the rewrite! Before this article is nominated for GA, I believe there is one issue that should be addressed, and that is the article's current scope. The current article title "Shirvanshah" restricts the scope of this article to rulers of the State of Shirvanshahs, which is not a restriction that the article follows in its current form. To address this issue, what do you think about renaming this article to "Shirvanshahs" or "State of Shirvanshahs" (or any other common name for the state)? There are already separate articles for "
State of Shirvanshahs [
ru;
ar;
tr" and "
Shirvanshah [
ru;
tr" in other language Wikipedias. —
Goldencall me maybe? 17:26, 13 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Hello and thanks. I wouldn't mind "Shirvanshahs", but I think "State of Shirvanshahs", sounds a bit off, not really being used in
WP:RS either, which simply uses "Shirvanshah(s)". --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 22:47, 13 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Apologies, I forgot about this. The article appears to have been nominated for GA, and since moving during a GA nomination can cause disruptions on bots' functionality, we can wait until the GA is over before proceeding. Best of luck with the nomination! —
Goldencall me maybe? 12:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)reply
That was footnote #a ;), I had no problem with that, but also not a problem keeping it in the main text. I meant The line was also referred to as the Khaqanids.
The first ruling line... This gives the impression there were several ruling lines, but only one is explicitly mentioned. The other line should be mentioned here, or the entire statement should be moved to after the overview of the dynasty (from 861 to 1538) given in the next paragraph
Changed it to resemble the former, thoughts? --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 22:29, 22 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Looks good.
The Shirvanshahs, existing as independent or a vassal state, from 861 until 1538; one of longest existing dynasties in the Islamic world, are known for their support of culture this mixes up two several things: their duration, political status, and patronage of culture. Suggest splitting these up, or at least treating them in order. E.g. "The Shirvanshahs ruled from 861 to 1538, one of the most enduring dynasties of the Islamic world. At times they were independent, often they had to recognize the overlordship of neighbouring empires. The dynasty is known for its patronage of culture...."
Ismail (later regnally known as Ismail I) is redundant, just Ismail I.
Background
Introduce Ibn Khordadbeh (geographer)
Is it likely that the use of Shirvanshah by later Muslim authors is an
anachronism? Do the sources mention anything like this?
Good question. The used sources make no mention of this, so I assume they didn't consider that to be a possibility. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 01:05, 13 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The first line of the Shirvanshahs... this belongs under the 'first line' section below
First line (861–1382)
Is it possible to have subsections here?
Unfortunately I can't really think of a helpful subsection. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 23:46, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
When referring to Shirvanshah (and also Layzanshah, Kasranids etc) as a word/title, please italicize it (
MOS:WAW)
I'm not sure understand, so every case of Shirvanshah/Layzanshah etc should be italicized? --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 23:46, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Where it is a term, e.g. to use the title of Shirvanshah yes, but Shirvanshah Fariburz I or that the Shirvanshahs served as Seljuk vassals no. Also titles like Khāqān-e Kabir etc.
This hurts my non-English brain. I think I did it?
[4] --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 11:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)reply
I think yes. Anyhow for GA I think the requirements are considerably less stringent.
Constantine ✍ 12:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
was closely intervenedis closely intertwined.
of the Hudud al-'Alam what is this? Give a brief description.
and onwards either 'and on' or just 'onward'
moderately full collection moderately complete collection
slowly become Persian to 'slowly become
Persianized'
ancient rulers would suggest that the Shirvanshahs married with the actual ancient rulers; perhaps 'ancient ruling line'?
descended from figures clarify that these were pre-Islamic, Sasanian-era figures
The current phrasing suggests that both the Abbasid caliph and Malik-Shah were introduced to the coinage, whereas I assume that the caliph was mentioned there since the beginning. So perhaps 'the coins of Fariburz I cite not only the Abbasid caliph, but also the Seljuk ruler Malik-Shah I'?
Use {{transl|fa|}} for transliterated Persian terms per
MOS:FOREIGNITALIC
Not an expert on the topic, but sufficiently familiar with the region and period. The sources cited are high-quality RS, and include some I'd expect to see for medieval Iranian/Caucasian history. Can't say if anything is missing though.
Be consistent in giving locations for books or not
The Encyclopaedia Iranica refs are incomplete; at least give editor/publisher, perhaps an ISSN?
Added Routledge & Kegan Paul as the publisher. Though I'm not sure where to find the ISSNN.
Here you go
[6] but for GA I think it can be waived.
Constantine ✍ 12:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Copyvio check not done yet, will do in the second pass.
@
HistoryofIran: That's it for a first pass, where I focused mostly on prose. Once these are done, I'll do another pass. Quite comprehensive, good balance of detail and overview info, and well written; at least for me it was easy to follow the narrative.
Constantine ✍ 12:48, 2 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Yet another review, thank you very much Constantine! I'm a bit pressed for time atm, but I'll try to see to it. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 00:12, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: No worries, take your time. I will keep the review open until you can address it, unless you decide to postpone it.
Constantine ✍ 10:53, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
HistoryofIran: Looks good so far, have responded to your queries above. One request, though: please do not strike through the items yourself, I should be the one to do this (also so I can keep track of what I have checked and what not). Cheers,
Constantine ✍ 09:59, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
I did a spotcheck of sources, nothing in terms of direct copyvio, but there is a lot of
Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing with Bosworth 2011a. Sort of difficult to avoid, given the heavy dependence on it, but it should be addressed. Sentence structure, wording, etc. are pretty close. E.g. The history of the Yazidids is closely intervened with another Arab family, the Hashimids, who were based in Darband vs The history of Šervānšāhs was clearly closely bound up with that of another Arab military family, the Hāšemis of Bāb al-abwāb/Darband etc.
Constantine ✍ 10:11, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Understood. I will take a look at the source and do some rewriting. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 10:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Cplakidas: I've tried to address the remaining issues. Please let me know if I've missed anything. --
HistoryofIran (
talk) 12:28, 3 May 2023 (UTC)reply
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that the Shirvanshah were originally an
Arab dynasty descended from the
Banu Shayban tribe, but were later
Persianized and slowly abandoned their arabic heritage? Source: Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976) [1965]. The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Translated by Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Livraria Bertrand. OCLC 490638192. Page 27 ,
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/servansahs
ALT2: ... that the lands of the Shirvanshah served as the focal point for
Persian literature during the 12th century? Source: Gould, Rebecca Ruth (2016). "Wearing the Belt of Oppression: Khāqāni's Christian Qasida and the Prison Poetry of Medieval Shirvān". Journal of Persianate Studies. 9 (1): 19–44. doi:10.1163/18747167-12341296. Page 25 , Minorsky, Vladimir (1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd. Page 136
New enough, long enough. Hooks short enough and sourced (as is every paragraph); I prefer ALT2. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found, no maintenance templates found. QPQ done. Good to go.--Launchballer 16:26, 27 June 2023 (UTC)reply