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The article was promoted by FrB.TG via FACBot (talk) 9 October 2024 [1].

Jochi

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Nominator(s): ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:29, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jochi was, and remains, the most mysterious of the sons of Genghis Khan (I haven't got around to his sisters yet). The disputed circumstances of his birth, his conflicts with his brothers, his growing independence and estrangement from his father, his early death... all have contributed to a murky image of the man. Hopefully, this article will bring some clarity. If successful, this nomination will be used in the WikiCup. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:29, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

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  • Suggest adding alt text
  • Don't use fixed px size
  • File:Batu_Khan_on_the_Throne_by_Rashid_al-Din.jpg needs a US tag
  • File:Khwarezmian_Empire_1190_-_1220_(AD).PNG needs a source for the data presented

HF - support

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I'll review this soon. Hog Farm Talk 23:00, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Religion of Tengrism seems only to be mentioned in the infobox
  • I don't think the 1227 deaths category is strictly appropriate, Category:1220s deaths seems preferable given the uncertainty over the date of his death
    • Adjusted
  • Check the page range on Dafeng & Jianyi - the short citation is to p. 190 but this page is outside of the range given in the long citation
    • Ah, a typo.

I am very much not familiar with the subject matter, so the review is more surface-level than I prefer my reviews to be, but this appears to be an excellent article. From a nonexpert look, the sourcing all appears to be reputable. Hog Farm Talk 00:47, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Matarisvan

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Hi AirshipJungleman29, my comments:

  • "one of their number": "members" instead of number?
    • I believe they mean the same thing; what's the improvement?
  • "excluded from succession": prefix a "the" before "succession"?
    • Adjusted.
  • In the infobox, can we list the campaigns Jochi participated in?
  • "badly contradictory": "highly" instead of "badly"?
  • "named Qutlugh Khatun...": "namely" instead of "named"?
  • "reorder his new nation, dividing the nation": "it" instead of "the nation"? The latter is repetitive.
  • "in the expectation": "with" instead of "in"?
  • Link to Christopher Atwood in the body?
    • All done.
  • "triumphant return from battle": do we know which battle this was? Does the SHM reveal this?
    • Clarified.
  • "captured Otrar": link to Otrar Catastrophe?
  • "Upon the city's eventual fall": "after" instead of "upon"? Idk why but the latter seems grammatically incorrect.
  • "take his time hunting": "spend" instead of "take"?
  • "greatly fond of": "very" instead of "greatly"?
    • All done.
  • "Sources for 1225:[46]

Sources for 1227:[47]" -> Add spaces after 1225 and 1227?

    • I don't think that's necessary, but done.
  • "Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan, has...": rephrase to "Ulytau Region in Kazakhstan has..."?
    • Done.
  • Could we add images of the Siege of Gurganj/Gurganj Fort, and the courses of the Irtysh and Angara rivers? I believe these will better illustrate their respective text.
    • We don't have high-quality depictions of the siege. Added a map of the Irtysh.

I'll have to check for comprehensiveness, because I somehow feel something is missing in the article. I don't know what though. Matarisvan (talk) 17:37, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A support from me on the general text then. Cheers Matarisvan (talk) 16:35, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @AirshipJungleman29, I got infobox military person to work as a module so I added it myself to the article. Lmk if you're ok with this addition. Cheers Matarisvan (talk) 09:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is quite helpful Matarisvan, really appreciate it. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:24, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source review

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  • All sources are from reliable publishers and authors.
  • Thinking of doing spot checks for 10 refs, about 20% of total refs. Will try to get these done within this week. Cheers Matarisvan (talk) 17:37, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Spot checks:
    • #5, #51, #45, #38, #37, #32, #28, #21, #9: ok.
    • #41: Source doesn't explicitly say "designed to buttress Ögedei's rule as khan of the empire", it just says "harmonization between the "standard narrative"".
      • Adjusted page numbers.
    On comprehensivess, why don't we have these details:
    • "Jochi also accompanied SÜBE’ETEI BA’TUR’s first campaign against the Qipchaqs (1218–19)", the dates from "Jochi campaigned with Cha’adai and Ögedei in southwest Inner Mongolia (November 1211) and in Hebei and Shanxi (autumn 1213)", and "Chinggis Khan assigned to Jochi KHORAZM and the steppes from the river Chu on west, intending them as a base for the conquest of the Qipchaqs" from Atwood 2004.
      • Added the dates for the Chinese campaigns. The other details are in the article.
    • Dunnell 2023 also confirms: "Discord among Chaghadai, Jochi, and Ögödei prolonged the siege (it lasted at least five months), causing a high Mongol casualty rate. When Urgench finally fell in spring of 1221 after great slaughter, the survivors were driven out, divided up, and dispatched in the usual fashion. Jochi parted ways with his brothers and moved north into the steppes, ostensibly to subdue the Qipchaq tribes."
      • All of this is in the article.
    • Also, we should list the probable Mongol casualties at Gurganj to give context on why Genghis considered it a failure. Matarisvan (talk) 09:49, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support from PMC

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Within the week hopefully. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 18:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Premeditated Chaos gentle poke ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Technically I'm only a day out :P

  • "However, during" - ditch however
  • "had begun to" - "began to"
    • Done both.
  • "were considered highly controversial" - were, past tense, as in not anymore?
    • Not really—you won't find any academics arguing passionately for or against Genghis's paternity, and the whole matter is marked down under "we will never know". Back then however ...
  • I think you can ditch both uses of "highly" in this sentence as well
    • Good call.
  • You've told us that the events are controversial and contradictory, but then provided one straight narrative. Whose narrative are we using, and why do we trust that one?
    • That is the accepted narrative, containing elements from both the SHM and Rashid al-Din. I have specified that in text.
  • "this proposal was taken as insulting" I assume because of Mr Jochi's messy parentage?
    • Not entirely—there was also the question of whether Temüjin was important enough to propose that in the first place; included both in text.
  • "He also began" think you can ditch "also" here
    • Done.
  • insert here my usual complaint about breaking the left header with images
    • insert my usual rejoinder that I don't mind it in moderation.
  • "requested him to decide" not sure the grammar works here. "asked him to" would work, or "requested that he decide", but I don't think you can use "requested him"
    • Done the latter.
  • "After the brawling brothers were pulled apart" you've gone from shouting one insult to breaking up a brawl with no intervening mention of the actual brawl occurring.
    • It was a fairly short one, but done.
  • " Jochi's failure to give him his rightful share of the loot" did we establish earlier that Jochi did this? Feels like it comes out of nowhere
    • We did not, but it happened (or didn't, I suppose) following the siege, so it fits better afterwards I think. Rewritten anyway, let me know what you think.
  • "One account states...this account" I know you've got the semi-colon, but you still have "account" twice in one sentence
    • Removed.
  • Suggest subbing in File:Dzhuchi khan mausoleum (cropped).jpg (which I've just made), which trims out a lot of the empty space and the random family to close in on the building
    • Done, and thanks muchly for the crop.

That's all I have. A nice tightly-written little article, great work as usual. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:24, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

thanks very much for the comments Premeditated Chaos, responses above. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:11, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looking good to me, I'm a support. (As a side note, if you have any interest in commenting, I have another McQueen collection at FAC) ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:00, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support from Aza24

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Comments:

  • In my mind, it's a bit odd to not include the birth date, c. 1182, in the actual article content. We wouldn't want to send readers back to the lead/infobox :)
    • I think I removed that while editing and forgot to put it back in. Anyway, it's there now.
  • "turbulent adolescence" is a bit vague—maybe "violent" or "warfare-ridden"?
    • Done.
  • Is there any geographical clarifier that could be used for the Merkits? e.g. the northwestern Merkits (not sure where they were)
    • You're correct!—northwest is probably the best estimate. Added.
  • "while the two that did" – to my eyes, makes it sound like they also omitted the events, with the "while" being extranaeous. Maybe "that did include them..." Ignore this if it seems nonsensical
    • No, I think that's perfectly clear and the article lacked the clarity. Good spot.
  • Might be worth restating Jochi's birthplace in the 3rd para of "Birth and paternity". I'm not exactly sure where in the world we are at this point
    • Sorry, "in Jamukha's camp" is all the sources (historical or modern) provide. Somewhere in the Mongol heartland.
  • I'm assuming nothing is known between 1182 and 1203? If there is a source that says this, it would seem worth clarifying, so the reader doesn't think the article is just missing information
    • You're in luck! Added.
  • "After Toghrul's defeat"—do we know when this is?
    • We do.
  • Any dates for the marriages or births? Assuming not for the former, at least
    • Sadly not.
  • Your Genghis Khan article doesn't seem to refer to the title in quotes, like here: "Genghis Khan"
    • It was supposed to; added it there.
  • "After the city's eventual fall"... in ?
    • Added year; estimates for the month do not agree.
  • "Whichever narrative is preferred" — not sure about this phrasing, perhaps "Regardless of the narrative discrepancies". Not a huge deal
    • I prefer your formulation.
  • Nice work overall, the above are small details and nothing essential. My main complaint is an occasional lack of specific dates and locations, but I understand many of these are likely unavailable. Aza24 (talk) 22:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for the coordinators

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@FAC coordinators: could I nominate another article? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:24, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:51, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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