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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ab207 ( talk) 13:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Marthand Rao Holkar
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This article fails Wikipedia's General notability guidelines. This article does not cite any sources and there is no significant coverage about him anywhere. There is some information in some websites, but they are dependent on Wikipedia only. IconEditorMaster ( talk) 04:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Royalty and nobility, and India. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 07:20, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Comment We generally have articles on kings. There might be a little information here ( 1) if you search for "1833". Ficaia ( talk) 08:05, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- @ Ficaia: Reply: But I don't think it gives significant coverage about him. IconEditorMaster ( talk) 08:51, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep There are quite a lot of sources about him, particularly given his short lifespan. Also, as the head of a sovereign state, he is presumptively notable under WP:POLITICIAN. Some sources (there are plenty more but those are just the most prominent):
- Hira Lal Gupta, "INDORE SUCCESSIONS, 1833-34 & 1843", Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 18 (1955), pp. 243-251
- Second Letter to the Right Honourable Sir John Hobhouse, Bart., M.P. Conveying the Opinions of Lord Amherst, Lord W. Bentinck, Lord ::Auckland, and Lord Metcalfe, on the Right of Princes and Chiefs of India to ::Adopt Successors. London: G. Norman, 1850
- Henry Beveridge, A Comprehensive History of India, Civil, Military and Social, vol 3, London: Blackie, 1865, 220 et sup
- C U Aitchinson, A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries, vol 4. Calcutta: Government of India, 1893, 157
- Atchom ( talk) 04:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- KEEP per Atchom. Thanks for finding sources. Ruler of a kingdom is auto notable on Wikipedia as passes WP:NPOL. VocalIndia ( talk) 17:33, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep: We are required to keep an article where the subject has inherent notability whether or not there are references that verify that. Referencing would help but WP:AFD is not WP:CLEANUP. Maharajas of that era are inherently notable FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 21:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep The discussion above seems to ensure that the subject meets WP:N. ❯❯❯ Pravega g=9.8 15:01, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ab207 ( talk) 13:08, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Marthand Rao Holkar
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This article fails Wikipedia's General notability guidelines. This article does not cite any sources and there is no significant coverage about him anywhere. There is some information in some websites, but they are dependent on Wikipedia only. IconEditorMaster ( talk) 04:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Royalty and nobility, and India. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 07:20, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Comment We generally have articles on kings. There might be a little information here ( 1) if you search for "1833". Ficaia ( talk) 08:05, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- @ Ficaia: Reply: But I don't think it gives significant coverage about him. IconEditorMaster ( talk) 08:51, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep There are quite a lot of sources about him, particularly given his short lifespan. Also, as the head of a sovereign state, he is presumptively notable under WP:POLITICIAN. Some sources (there are plenty more but those are just the most prominent):
- Hira Lal Gupta, "INDORE SUCCESSIONS, 1833-34 & 1843", Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 18 (1955), pp. 243-251
- Second Letter to the Right Honourable Sir John Hobhouse, Bart., M.P. Conveying the Opinions of Lord Amherst, Lord W. Bentinck, Lord ::Auckland, and Lord Metcalfe, on the Right of Princes and Chiefs of India to ::Adopt Successors. London: G. Norman, 1850
- Henry Beveridge, A Comprehensive History of India, Civil, Military and Social, vol 3, London: Blackie, 1865, 220 et sup
- C U Aitchinson, A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries, vol 4. Calcutta: Government of India, 1893, 157
- Atchom ( talk) 04:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- KEEP per Atchom. Thanks for finding sources. Ruler of a kingdom is auto notable on Wikipedia as passes WP:NPOL. VocalIndia ( talk) 17:33, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep: We are required to keep an article where the subject has inherent notability whether or not there are references that verify that. Referencing would help but WP:AFD is not WP:CLEANUP. Maharajas of that era are inherently notable FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 21:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- Keep The discussion above seems to ensure that the subject meets WP:N. ❯❯❯ Pravega g=9.8 15:01, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
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