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When and why did "Persia" become "Iran"

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How far removed from the original noble do you have to be before you're no longer considered noble? I can imagine that most of Europe would become noble within a few centuries if descent is the only criteria

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What's the first recorded instance of dog kibble being produced? Who had the idea of feeding dogs anything other than fresh meat?

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Are the present day inhabitants of Turkmenistan just Seljuks and Ottomans that chose not to migrate to the middle east, or are they completely separate peoples?

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Why are Chinese place names so unimaginative?

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How significant was the US's contribution to WWI?

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In a few IS propaganda videos I've seen, the protagonists express an extreme dislike for salafists and safawis. Is anyone able to elaborate on what these two terms mean and the beef that fundamentalist Sunnis have with them?

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What evidence is there that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the site of Jesus' tomb?

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Who won the battle of the Catalaunian Fields?

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Going into the Korean war, did the US ever have the goal of completely absorbing the north into the south, or was an eventual retreat from the Yalu planned?

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When and why did "Persia" become "Iran"	1302	AskHistorians
How far removed from the original noble do you have to be before you're no longer considered noble? I can imagine that most of Europe would become noble within a few centuries if descent is the only criteria	1115	AskHistorians
What's the first recorded instance of dog kibble being produced? Who had the idea of feeding dogs anything other than fresh meat?	293	AskHistorians
Are the present day inhabitants of Turkmenistan just Seljuks and Ottomans that chose not to migrate to the middle east, or are they completely separate peoples?	68	AskHistorians
Why are Chinese place names so unimaginative?	63	AskHistorians
How significant was the US's contribution to WWI?	62	AskHistorians
In a few IS propaganda videos I've seen, the protagonists express an extreme dislike for salafists and safawis. Is anyone able to elaborate on what these two terms mean and the beef that fundamentalist Sunnis have with them?	47	AskHistorians
What evidence is there that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the site of Jesus' tomb?	46	AskHistorians
Who won the battle of the Catalaunian Fields?	39	AskHistorians
Going into the Korean war, did the US ever have the goal of completely absorbing the north into the south, or was an eventual retreat from the Yalu planned?	30	AskHistorians