Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pwang War

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The result was delete. NW (Talk) 21:34, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pwang War[edit]

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Hi, I think that that this article may be nonsense, or be titled incorrectly. A google search for "Pwang War" turns up no relevant results; I suspect that if this war were notable enough to be covered in a general history of East Asia (the reference cited), there should be at least some result for the article name on google. A search for "Treaty of Geeba," which ended the war according to the article, also turns up no results. When I search the terms "Pwang" and "Geeba" in "East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History" on Google Books, I also find no results. So, I suggest deleting this article, unless someone can come up with a source for this information. Thanks, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 04:16, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Running through a history archive I have access to I still can't find anything. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 04:53, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. -- Bradjamesbrown (talk) 05:41, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mongolia-related deletion discussions. -- Bradjamesbrown (talk) 05:42, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Extensive search in various Chinese sources failed to find even the slightest indication that this war did took place(nor any Sino-mongolian war took place in 1455, not even the General Wong mentioned). This is highly likely to be a hoax. Blodance the Seeker 07:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Most of the names don't make any sense, let alone appear in the purported reference. "Geeba" (pinyin "jiba") actually seems to be a vulgar word in Chinese. --Latebird (talk) 21:20, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is a slang term for "penis", pretty much like the term "cock" in English. Blodance the Seeker 02:07, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - looks like a hoax to me. Yaan (talk) 12:39, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete based on my own searches and Blodance's comments above, this passes the WP:DUCK test for a hoax. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 18:04, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete. Overwhelming evidence presented that this doesn't exist. Edward Vielmetti (talk) 05:21, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No region specified, "Leevitain" sounds rather biblical than Mongolian. Did somebody look up the alleged source, by the way? G Purevdorj (talk) 09:22, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Google Books allows limited searches. I tried, but nothing. --Auric (talk) 15:16, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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