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Why didn't Saladin declare him self the Caliph of the muslims after capturing and controlling the three holy muslim cities?
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In the United States, what are the oldest "classified" documents that we know the existence of? Is it possible for documents from the 18th century to still be Classified?
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How many people in pre-modern nomadic societies, especially the Mongols, knew how to throatsing? Was it a specialized skill like an instrument, or did everyone know how to do it to some extent?
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Because of desertification, how different was the environment of Timbuktu during its height during the Mali Empire as compared to now?
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Where did the stories of "court wizards" come from? Were there ever people purporting to be wizards working for kings?
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Tuesday Trivia: In 1773, King Louis XV gave his favorite courtesan a Bengali slave child named Zamor, whom she treated essentially as an exotic pet. Oops, because in 1792 Zamor joined the French Revolutionaries and got the countess beheaded. Tell me about the long history of Europeans of color!
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Being exiled to Xinjiang was a relatively common punishment for high level Qing officials (For example Lin Zexu or Hong Liangji). What kind of conditions could they expect there?
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Indian nationalism includes many 'British' elements, such as the use of the English language, the drinking of tea, and cricket. By contrast, Irish nationalism generally rejects these things in favour of indigenous alternatives. Why have these countries reacted to British colonialism so differently?
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