... that the letters of British colonial administrator William Henry Sleeman(pictured) were posthumously published in 1858 to exonerate him during the Indian Rebellion?
Source: "Captain Bird has accused that Sleeman, through his miscellaneous reports and dairy, became an instruinent in Lord Dalhousie's intentions to annex Awadh... they were nevertheless serious and when, in 1857, Awadh mutinied against the Company... Then to exonerate him completely, Sleeman's diary, together with his letters from before and after the tour, which showed his support to an Oudh-based reformed government and opposition to annexation, was published in London in 1858."[1]
Source: "In such a task it will enlist, in the concluding sections, the almost unknown economic writings of William H. Sleeman who took it upon himself to critique Ricardo and the East India Company simultaneously."[2] The section of the article where this is covered is titled "W.H. Sleeman’s Critique of Classical Political Economy from the Ground of British Imperialism" (p. 201).
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Comment: This is my first DYK, apologies if it's a little clumsy. Perhaps to my discredit I've struggled to write a hook for the material on thuggee.
Improved to Good Article status by Joko2468(talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Overall: All looks good, recently GA passed and QPQ not required as the nominator has less than 5. I like both hooks, but leaning toward the ALT0 as the other one appeals to a bit smaller audience, though I could be wrong. Nice article. PS: the dinosaur material was also ideal for a hook. A.Cython(talk) 23:32, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
Thanks! That makes sense, I didn't think it was covered extensively enough to be appropriate. My preference is also ALT0 simply because I think it better hooks the reader into one of the two main narratives in the article. If you think the dinosaur hook would be more effective than the two currently there then I'm very happy to add it. Joko2468 (talk) 09:41, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
All looks good, recently GA passed and QPQ not required as the nominator has less than 5. I like both hooks, but leaning toward the ALT0 as the other one appeals to a bit smaller audience, though I could be wrong. Nice article. PS: the dinosaur material was also ideal for a hook. A.Cython(talk) 23:32, 28 May 2026 (UTC)