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What lead to the Ottoman Empire decriminalizing homosexuality in 1858? Was there a lot of opposition and controversy around this?

2865 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Gengis Khan famously hired an archer who shot his horse from under him as his general, as well as many of his former enemies. Why were those people so willing to join him? How did their loyalties change so quickly?

515 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did women taken as Concubines ever show signs of trauma or PTSD similar to those of rape victims?

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What exactly is the difference between a peasant and a slave? When did the distinction first appear?

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Why don't spay & neuter programs for dogs and cats result in explosions of rats?

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Is there historical precedence of a civil-war like the Syrian civil war ending with a treaty instead of one side completely conquering the other?

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When the collapse of a huge dam (like the mosul dam) is inevitable, how can it actually be dealt with?

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If there's a large population of stray cats and dogs, doesn't that mean there's also a large population of rodents feeding them? Why don't spay-neuter programs result in explosions of pest populations?

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How did Israel come to have such a close relationship with the shah of Iran, who was a former Nazi?

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What lead to the Ottoman Empire decriminalizing homosexuality in 1858? Was there a lot of opposition and controversy around this?	2865	AskHistorians
Gengis Khan famously hired an archer who shot his horse from under him as his general, as well as many of his former enemies. Why were those people so willing to join him? How did their loyalties change so quickly?	515	AskHistorians
Did women taken as Concubines ever show signs of trauma or PTSD similar to those of rape victims?	7	AskHistorians
What exactly is the difference between a peasant and a slave? When did the distinction first appear?	4	AskHistorians
Why don't spay & neuter programs for dogs and cats result in explosions of rats?	2	askscience
Is there historical precedence of a civil-war like the Syrian civil war ending with a treaty instead of one side completely conquering the other?	1	AskHistorians
When the collapse of a huge dam (like the mosul dam) is inevitable, how can it actually be dealt with?	1	askscience
If there's a large population of stray cats and dogs, doesn't that mean there's also a large population of rodents feeding them? Why don't spay-neuter programs result in explosions of pest populations?	1	askscience
How did Israel come to have such a close relationship with the shah of Iran, who was a former Nazi?	1	AskHistorians