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Former good article nomineeBritish Raj was a History good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Small matter of capitalized phrase

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I’ve just altered “Direct rule” to “direct rule” once again, and so it ought to remain, for “direct,” unlike “Crown” in reference to the British Crown, is not a formal name of anybody or anything. Hence, e.g., Steinback’s Understanding the Victorians, one of the works cited here, tells of “direct Crown rule.” Indeed, all the works cited in the paragraph where I’ve made this edit use the phrases “direct rule” or “direct colonial rule,” the words all set in the lower case. I address this caution in particular to Fowler&fowler, a spirited editor of this WP article, who redacted this change (as part of a larger redaction) when last I made it (on 28 November), and who bears a username derived from a pair of grammarians and so ought to know better than to capitalize “direct” in this usage. Mucketymuck (talk) 21:01, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. I only vaguely remember the revert you refer to; perhaps I wasn't paying attention or was tired. Apologies. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The British Raj and surrounding countries are shown in 1909 map is wrong

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what about somali state what about the dervish? 2600:480A:4A51:9300:4B47:B516:5449:8C86 (talk) 20:11, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]