Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shubhapradha (Rashtrakuta Queen)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy delete per WP:G5 $Salvio giuliano$ 08:39, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Shubhapradha (Rashtrakuta Queen)[edit]

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Similar case to Devamala (Shunga dynasty), Bhanumati (Kushana Empress) and Kimveka (Mahabharata) in that there are no sources that support WP:V let alone WP:GNG. Copied and pasted from Bharatpedia, which is unreliable. Nothing in Google Books to verify the existence of this person. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:42, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, History, Royalty and nobility, and India. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:42, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/redirect to the succession section of her husband. The detail provided suggests that there are sources, but perhaps in Sanskrit, which will not work well with searches in Latin script. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:04, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What makes you so certain that this isn't a hoax, especially given the deletion of all of the previous similar articles like Devamala (Shunga dynasty) for the same reason? Also, doesn't retaining unverifiable content essentially violate WP:V and WP:NOR, which are policies? Please link us to at least one reliable source which proves that this is a legitimate topic. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:28, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, WP:BURDEN applies. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:23, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/direct as per argument by Peterkingiron. There is ALWAYS an alternative to deletion, but some people on here seem to forget that.Historyday01 (talk) 03:20, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Which sourced content would you consider merging and to where? Why merge or redirect an obvious hoax? Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 07:52, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as hoax. Searched Google Books and Scholar for several variants including Devanagari and IAST: Dantidurga Shubhaprada / Dantidurga Shubhapradha / Dantidurga Śubhapradā / शुभप्रदा दंतिदुर्ग / शुभप्रदा दन्तिदुर्ग. Repeated this search replacing Dantidurga with Rashtrakuta, Rāṣṭrakūṭa, and राष्ट्रकूट. Zero mentions of this person. Plus, we have reasons to believe that the creator is a sock of a user banned several times for unsourced additions including hoaxes. utcursch | talk 20:19, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, no verifiable content whatsoever. JoelleJay (talk) 22:57, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.