Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vikramaditya Empire

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The result was delete‎. I see a consensus to Delete here.

Wikipedia does have plenty of articles on myths and legends but they can't present themselves as based in specific historical dates as, again, they are myths and legends and are not based on the historical record. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:35, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vikramaditya Empire

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The article mixes history and legends and presents it as historical fact. The so-called "Vikramaditya Empire" is not recognised by reliable sources and the topic fails WP:GNG, this article is a blatant historical hoax, violating WP:HOAX. Koshuri ^(グ) 16:37, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Military, Asia, and India. Koshuri ^(グ) 16:37, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Per nomination, many of the references here fail to support the claims. A.K. Warder (1992) does not establish any historical empire under Vikramaditya. The Bhavishya Purana (primary source), cited multiple times, is a later text filled with anachronisms and mythological elements, making it unreliable for historical analysis. Hiltebeitel (2009) discusses oral traditions but does not validate an empire which violates WP:V. The Savarkar (Hindustan Times, 2013) reference is a journalistic piece, not a scholarly study, and does not confirm the existence of such an empire. The article misrepresents sources, creating a misleading narrative. The infobox falsely presents a structured empire, despite no archaeological or numismatic evidence supporting such claims. It also merges different historical figures from the Gupta, Paramara, and Chalukya dynasties under a single "Vikramaditya Empire," which is entirely unverified. NXcrypto Message 16:50, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete: A mere WP:HOAX. Could have been asked for G3. – Garuda ^Talk! 19:35, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - a fictional empire can be notable (Atlantis, Mu, and Lemuria come to mind) but they still need significant coverage. Bearian (talk) 04:10, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete pseudohistory which is not notable. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:33, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The empire in my opinion is totally legendary and mythical. But this is to be in kept in mind, that folklore and religious kingdoms and empires with little coverage area also kept in Wikipedia. Regards,Ved Sharma (talk) (contribs) 14:25, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS Mithilanchalputra (Talk) 15:02, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Clearly failing WP:GNG and WP:SIGCOV and largely based on unreliable sources, failing WP:V. A clear instance pseudohistorical POV pushing.Mithilanchalputra (Talk) 15:00, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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