Talk:Siege of Ak-Mechet

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 21:57, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that during the siege of Ak-Mechet, bored soldiers began stealing watermelons from gardens outside the enemy fortress?

• Source: * Abaza, Konstantin Konstantinovich (1902). Завоевание Туркестана [Conquest of Turkestan p=59] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Publishing House of Mikhail Stasyulevich.

• ALT1: ... that during the siege of Ak-Mechet, poor placement of Russian artillery batteries caused them to shoot into each other? Source: * Terentyev, Mikhail Afrikanovich (1906). Историю завоевания Средней Азии [The history of the conquest of Central Asia] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• ALT2: ... that after the siege of Ak-Mechet, a commander raised his handkerchief over the conquered fortress because he didn't have a Russian flag? Source: * Terentyev, Mikhail Afrikanovich (1906). Историю завоевания Средней Азии [The history of the conquest of Central Asia] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg. p. 126.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Created by CitrusHemlock (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CitrusHemlock 15:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Earwig got weirdly intense about the long quote in the middle, but I don't see any issue here. I have made a small grammatical adjustment, but please feel free to change it if the intended meaning has been disrupted. A small note is that the Venyukov source is in the sources section, but there is no footnote indicating its use. Consider either removing or citing as appropriate. All sources accepted AGF, recommend promoter choose either ALT0 or ALT1. Thanks for your contribution to DYK and Russian military history! ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:43, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

GA review

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Nominator: CitrusHemlock (talk · contribs) 05:20, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: TheNuggeteer (talk · contribs) 11:55, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Will review this. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 11:55, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Criterion 1

• "By 1852 the" → "By 1852, the".

 Done

• "fort, and avoid a" → "fort and to avoid a".

 Done

• "750 by 750 feet" and "12 foot": kindly use a {{convert}} template.

 Done

• The lead seems very short. Kindly expand it.

 Done, let me know if it should be expanded any further!

Criterion 2

• "though he was likely biased due to his opposition of Kokand's leadership" was this directly said in the source?

From Morrison 2020, No doubt as part of his wider anti-Khudoyar and pro-Qipchaq agenda, Mullah Yunus Tashkandi went out of his way to exonerate Perovskii of this. I have rephrased the section to be more neutral though, as the language I previous used seemed too strong.

• Checked all Killian 2013 sources and there are no issues in these.
• This passes an Earwig check.

Criterion 3

• Is there no preparations from the Kokandis?

None that survive in modern sources at the very least, besides strengthening the fort after Blaramburg's attack. I am only speculating, but the small garrison of only 300 men and the absence of the fort's main commander seems to imply there were not any immediate preparations.

• Are there any background about the Kokandis?

There are a lot of things happening at Kokand at the time, such as a conflict with the Khanate of Bukhara, but the elements most relevant to the siege such as their taxation of the north and raids of Kazakhs are included. Russia was very much the active side during this conflict and its lead up.

The Rest of the Criteria

• Criterion 4: Otherwise okay with issues:

• "treating Ak-Mechet like a strong European fortress" this should be put in quotations.

 Done

• Criterion 5: The article looks stable enough.
• Criterion 6: The article is illustrated with images good and related to the subject.

I could not access a major part of the sources, so I will only spot-check the Killian source. Great article! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:21, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Finished review. Placing this on hold. @CitrusHemlock: ping. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:21, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Passing. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 00:45, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

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