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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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:51, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Ohuede

  • ... that in 12th-century Igodomigodo, King Ohuede proposed allowing women to inherit the throne in the absence of male heirs? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997a). Great Benin: The Age of Ogiso Reform (1050-1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 75.
    • ALT1: ... that King Ohuede of Igodomigodo often retreated to his estate to smoke a long pipe, leaving his kingdom to run itself? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997a). Great Benin: The Age of Ogiso Reform (1050-1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 73.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert L. Rankin
Improved to Good Article status by Vanderwaalforces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:33, 14 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: i like this - interesting topic, and easily meets all criteria. i'm AGF-ing on the offline source. slight preference for ALT0, but i think they're both good hooks. ... sawyer * any/all * talk 00:32, 15 June 2025 (UTC)