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 SL93 (talk) 18:13, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
... that the eunuch chamberlain Jawdhar was likely responsible for the accession of al-Mansur Billah as ruler of the Fatimid Caliphate in 946? Source: "given the murky fate of Qāsim, the Qāʾim’s firstborn and natural successor, the story looks suspiciously like a fabrication to legitimise a palace coup effected by Jawdhar on behalf of his master" (Brett 2017, p. 59)
ALT1:... that the memoirs of the eunuch chamberlain Jawdhar are one of the most important sources on the history of the Fatimid Caliphate during the middle of the 10th century? Source: "Die Sita, die Ğauḏar's Sekretär nach dem Tode seines Chefs, gestützt auf dessen Erinerrungen und hinterlassene Papiere verfasste...nach dem Tod al-Mahdis ist die Sirat Ğauḏar unsere wichtigste Quelle" (Halm 1991, p. 249)
Both of the hooks look good to me, so I am going to cop out and let the coordinator choose. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:00, 16 August 2020 (UTC)