Talk:Xu Chang's rebellion

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Did you know... that Xu Chang's rebellion against the Han dynasty attempted to revive the ancient state of Yue, which had ended about 400 years earlier?

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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.

The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 08:22, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... ~~that a rebellion in China might have been motivated by the the rebel leader's name?~~ (Source: de Crespigny, Rafe (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD, pp. 402–403)
- ALT1:... ~~that Xu Chang's rebellion attempted to revive an ancient state?~~ (Source: de Crespigny, Rafe (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD, p. 402)
ALT1b: ... that a rebellion in China might have been motivated by the the rebel leader's name being similar to that found in an ancient prophecy? (Source: de Crespigny, Rafe (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD, pp. 402–403)
- ALT2b: ... that Xu Chang's rebellion against the Han dynasty attempted to revive the ancient state of Yue, that had ended about 400 years earlier? (Source: de Crespigny, Rafe (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23-220 AD, p. 402)

Reviewed: Mustafa ibn Ali al-Muwaqqit

Created by Applodion (talk). Self-nominated at 23:58, 4 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, interesting topic and well-referenced from reliable sources. A spotcheck reveals no copyvios, as well as confirming the essential facts of the article. QPQ done. The hooks are somewhat too brief, though, and do not suffice to give a full idea of what they are about because they do not give enough context and cause the reader to click on it. I would recommend changing ALT0 to something like "...that a rebellion in China might have been motivated by the the rebel leader's name being similar to that found in an ancient prophecy?" and ALT1 to "that Xu Chang's rebellion against the Han dynasty attempted to revive the ancient state of Yue, that had ended 400 years earlier?" or something similar. Otherwise this is good to go. Constantine ✍ 14:55, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cplakidas: I tried to keep it simple, but you are right, the alternatives are much better. I have adjusted the hooks accordingly. Applodion (talk) 18:23, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Applodion: Great, happy to be of assistance. You'd need to add the bit about the 400 years to the article itself for ALT2b. Constantine ✍ 18:28, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cplakidas: Of course. I have added this part, though the exact end of Yue seems to remain unclear. I have thus added "about" to the hook. Applodion (talk) 18:46, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great, then I am happy to mark this as Good to go. Both hooks are interesting, but I have a slight preference for ALT1b. Constantine ✍ 19:44, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]