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Short description: 1534–1920 Ottoman rule of Iraq
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I've listed this article for peer review because I want feedback before nominating it for Good Article status. In particular, I’d like comments on sourcing precision and consistency, neutral tone, and terminology standardization, as well as on prose clarity.Thanks,Thegiantofgiants (talk)22:46, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance withthe layout style guideline
2b)reliable sources arecited inline. All content thatcould reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)
@Thegiantofgiants:The large number of contemporary maps is redundant. As all show essentially the same information, trimming the selection to one map each for pre and post Tanzimat reforms and moving those maps toOttoman Iraq#Institutionalizing Tanzimat Reforms in Iraq (1847–1851) to provide context for their inclusion my choices for the selections would be the "1849 (Mitchell)" map and "1855, showing sanjaks" as they are of the best quality, show the most detail, and are in english, however if your opinions on those selections are different I am not averse to different choices.On hold until remediated.—FenrisAureus▲(she/they) (talk)06:37, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@FenrisAureus: Thank you for the review. I want to clarify why I've held off on including contemporary maps.The available European and Persian maps from the period don't really reflect the Ottoman administrative reality we're documenting. The reason is that European maps were looking for their biblical past and so saw any land in Mesopotamia as one. On the other hand, Persians saw part of Iraq as lost Iranian heartland and so their maps often distinguished drew distinctions that Ottomans didn't.
Using them as "a map of Ottoman Iraq" would inadvertently prioritize these external views over the Ottoman one. I'm open to including one if you think it's necessary, but we would need to cross-check it carefully with Ottoman administrative records (like a Salname) and frame it with the proper context. However, the issue here is that would be counted as own research since we would apply it to a specific map.