Wikipedia:Peer review/Radhanite/archive1

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[edit] Radhanite

I initiated this article and several other users helped with the editing. I think it's a decent article with about as much information as is available on the topic. It could use some work with formatting, style etc. Suggestions would be appreciated. --Briangotts 19:27, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I can see how they may have played an important role in medieval history. Were there any notable figures among the Radhanites for which there is a written record? Did they have major established communities? Is there archeological evidence they left behind? (As it was the dark ages, probably not a lot. But I had to ask. :) Thanks. — RJH 03:13, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Keep an eye on the balance between history and historiography. For an encyclopia, you want to talk about what we know first, and only afterward on how we know it. Also, is ibn Khordadbeh's account the only significant primary source? That's the impression the article gives right now, since it reproduces the entire text and doesn't mention any other sources. Acknowledging other sources of information, textual or archaeological, would be good. Isomorphic 28 June 2005 05:37 (UTC)

By the way, the article is quite interesting. Isomorphic 28 June 2005 05:40 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments, RJH and Isomorphic. I will work to incorporate this stuff in the article. --Briangotts 28 June 2005 13:42 (UTC)