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Yokosuka

Hi. Do you have the name of the photographer and/or the source of the Yokosuka Shipyards photo in this article? I'd like to compare with a similar panorama that I have access to. Thanks for any help. Pinkville 20:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Kujula Kadphises and Anxi

Hi PHG! I totally agree with you that Anxi in Chinese usually refers to Arsacid "Parthia." However, we have no evidence of Kujula invading "Parthia Proper" but lots of evidence of him conquering much if not all of "Indo-Parthia," and it is descriptions of the conquest of these territories which we find detailed in the Hou Hanshu. These are the reasons why I have interpreted Anxi in this passage as "Indo-Parthia." I will, therefore, change it back to Indo-Parthia. However, if you are still not happy about this please leave a note on my Discussion page and we can talk about it further. John Hill 05:39, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi! It is a good compromise you have suggested on my Discussion page - thanks. I will add in brackets after Anxi: (commonly used for Parthia but thought to indicate Indo-Parthia here). Cheers John Hill 06:12, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Boshin War

Congratulations on the article getting featured! There are few loose ends I think need tying up, see the talk page, but great job!--Monocrat 02:38, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

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This might interest you

While thinking of people who might be interested in or have suggestions with regard to this idea, I recalled the excellent work you did on indo-Greek Kingdom. I'd encourage you to take a look at the idea, see if it interests you, and make any suggestions you might have. Thanks, --Robth 03:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

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--GeeJo ⁄_(c) • 01:13, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Concern about the Kanishka article

Dear PHG: I am writing to you as I have noticed that you have written a number of excellent, well-researched articles on early Indian history, Buddhism, the Kushans, etc., and have also made significant contributions to the article on Kanishka.

I would like to ask for advice about what to do regarding what I believe is happening on the Kanishka page. It seems a couple of Jat writers are promoting a very Jat-oriented view of Indian history and have been making (what I believe are unsupportable) claims that many famous Indian kings (including Chandragupta Maurya, Ashok Maurya, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Kanishka, Yasodharman, and Harshavardhana, among others) were all Jats.

I have had several run-ins with a couple of them on the Jat Discussion page but have found it pointless trying to argue with them as they continually make references to books written by Jat "historians" quoting their statements as "facts" that I am unable to verify, and challenging me to "prove" that such and such a king was NOT a Jat. Apparently, if I am unable to do this I am expected to just accept their Jat-oriented "historical traditions" as established "fact."

I have tried to point out (see my notes in the Jat Discussion page archives) the differences between traditions and facts but logic seems to have little effect on these people who, in my view, approach "history" from the standpoint of "true believers."

They have added a whole section called "The clan of Kanishka" to the article on Kanishka and I (at least) believe it makes a mockery of the careful reconstruction of the history of Kanishka and the Kushans which has been assembled over the last couple of centuries by a wide range of distinguished scholars.

Sections like this, with questionable traditions and beliefs presented as factual is one of the main things that brings criticism of the Misplaced Pages (and, indeed, modern historical scholarship in general) into disrepute and gives it a reputation as an untrustworthy source.

I believe this matter should probably be put to some form of arbitration with neutral editors. I have been trying to discover how to initiate such a process but have been unable to do so.

I would be most grateful indeed if you could please advise me what I should do next.

Many thanks, John Hill 10:38, 1 December 2006 (UTC) PS If you wish to write to me off-line you can email me at: wynhill@bigpond.com

Dear PHG:: I have just cleaned up the Kanishka page a bit and removed the section on Kanishka's clan which contained the claims about him being a Jat. So, please don't bother answering this - I will let things sit for a while and see what happens. If there is more controversy I will let you know. Cheers, John Hill 04:42, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the Greeting

PHG,

Thanks for the greeting. I hope you didn't find my sabbatical to be too disconcerting, as we've certainly had quite the repartee over the past year. In any event, seems like you've been fairly productive. As you know, I fully respect the efforts to maintain and augment valid material, but as I've affirmed numerous times, I do take issue with rather far-fetched and one-sided reconstructions. I was a little disappointed to see the consensus map, on which you and Vastu worked so hard to engender, disappear. It didn't even appear as if there was some discussion preceding it. As we both know, a greek invasion of the gangetic is far from gospel and has been subject to intense debate. In fact, one of the main authorities on the Indo greeks, A.K. Narain, has actually noted that Menander may simply have joined the kings of Panchala and Mathura on a raid down the Ganga. And the hathigumpha inscription itself remains an uncertain source as Kharavela's reign has been linked to centuries before and after the start of the common era and the word dimi has also been read as vima (as in vima kadphises, who I know you are familiar with). As for the Yuga Purana and MBH citations, those interpretations by Michener have been contested by other authorities such as Kak et al. I have not problem positing those theories, alongside others, but I do believe they need to be qualified. I am not alone in this opinion, and have respected our previous accords, as seen with the Ashoka debate.

As always, I respect your time and work on these pages and am willing to cooperate with you on compromise phrasing if you are so inclined.

Regards,

Devanampriya —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Devanampriya (talk • contribs) 01:05, 3 December 2006 (UTC).

PHG,

Working on them. I will let you know when they come in through the mail. It definitely is a very interesting aspect of this period. As per your question, Kharavela remains a rather enigmatic figure ever since they found the hathigumpha inscription 2 centuries ago. He hasn't been concretely fixed to an era. The earliest date we have for him, I believe, is 125 BCE. This of course precludes the possibility of a conflict with Demetrius of Bactria, leaving one of his namesakes as a possibility. Accordingly, there are 3-4 Satakarnis, making a Satavahana reference point difficult. As I understand it, dates for his reign range from the late 2nd century BCE to the mid 2nd century CE. Bearing in mind our extended discussions on the term "yavana", you can recognize the tenuous nature of the hathigumpha inscription's status as evidence of greek campaigns to the east. Kushan campaigns, and indeed conquests, are well-established and well-attested, hence the increased likelihood of such a case. Nevertheless, as we both know, there is a great deal of discussion surrounding this (ranging from carbon-dating to script dating). It will be interesting to see if any progress on this topic is made in the Ivory Tower.

Regards,

Devanampriya

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Your article, Tillia tepe, was selected for DYK!

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Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 15:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Sources on Mancio Ito

Hey, PHG, you will recall I've worked with you on Hasekura Tsunenaga, and Image:AsokaKandahar.jpg. Recently I was working on starting a more complete article on Hasekura for the Latin wikipedia (see Faxecura Rocuyemon), and the question of Mancio Ito came up. Essentiall I have been trying to find a good citation for what his name was in Latin: for Martinão Hara I found one souce that calls him Fara Martinus, so Mancio would presumably have been Ito Mancius or Itus Mancius, but until I find a source I can only speculate.

Interesting though this question is (at least to me), that is not why I am writing to you. Here's my real purpose: in my search for sources, I ended up downloading a half-dozen articles on the subject of the Tensho Mission. These articles contain a lot of information that would make valuable additions to Mancio Ito. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to devote to that article. So I was wondering if you would be interested in reading these articles yourself, and perhaps taking up the job of distilling them for wikipedia? If so, contact me by email. Thanks, Iustinus 18:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

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Kushan Empire

Just thought you might like to know that Imperium Cossanum is currently the page of the month of la:. --Iustinus 14:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I confess that I am very proud: I really enjoyed writing that article.

On another subject, I never heard back from you about Mancio Ito. I take it then that you are not interested? Too bad. --Iustinus 20:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

The problem is that a lot of the articles require a subscription. Besides, as I didn't write down all the URLs, it woudl be a lot easier to email you the stuff, if you are amenable. As I said above, if you are OK with that you can reach me through the mail-to link. Otherwise, well... I guess we'll ahve to do it the long way. --Iustinus 07:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Mauryan Empire

I am concerned about the edit having Greek and Aramaic repeatedly removed. I have opened discussion in talk page with the user in question and I ask you to contribute. I would like to improve this article so that it achieves featured status so all pertinent information should be there. Rumpelstiltskin223 06:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Could you help me out with User:Devampriya's continuous revert-warring in Mauryan Empire? I worked very hard to build the Template:Mauryan Empire infobox and he still reverts it out of there because it contains Greek and Aramaic as languages of Mauryan Empire. I fully agree with you that they should be there because Ashoka wrote his edits in those languages also.Rumpelstiltskin223 23:36, 12 January 2007 (UTC)