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The first Ming Emperor supposedly wrote a poem called the Hundred-word Eulogy, giving great praise to Islam and allowing mosques to be built in his cities. How deep was his interest likely to have been and how much of a role did Islam play in the Empire as a whole?	463
When the pagan philosopher Damascius wrote his Life of Isidore between 517-526, the day of Hellenic religion and philosophy was clearly waning if not dead. What sort of an audience was Damascius writing for and what kind of an impact was he hoping to make?	80
Henry George quotes Thomas Macaulay as saying that the East India Company's rule of India was worse for the Indian peasant than Mughal or Rajput rule as their system of taxation was more efficient, so the effective burden was greater. Is this assessment still considered accurate?	70
Henry George quotes Thomas Macaulay as saying that the East India Company's rule of India was worse for the Indian peasant than Mughal or Rajput rule as their system of taxation was more efficient, so the effective burden was greater. Is this assessment still considered accurate?	63
Du Huan, an 8th century Chinese traveller to the Abbasid Caliphate described the 'Zimzim' (Jews) who lived there as practising incest. Do we have any idea what he was talking about?	63
I've read that John Tzelepes Komnenos, grandson of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos defected to the Seljuks and became a Muslim because he was snubbed by that Emperor. How shocking would this act have been at the time?	41
When Pepin the Short deposed Childeric III, he allowed him to live the rest of his life in a monastery. When did this method of neutralising an opponent die out in Western Europe?	27
When the pagan philosopher Damascius wrote his Life of Isidore between 517-526, the day of Hellenic religion and philosophy was clearly waning if not dead. What sort of an audience was Damascius writing for and what kind of an impact was he hoping to make?	18
The first Ming Emperor supposedly wrote a poem called the Hundred-word Eulogy, giving great praise to Islam and allowing mosques to be built in his cities. How deep was his interest likely to have been and how much of a role did Islam play in the Empire as a whole?	15
Is it possible that traditions of homoeroticism in British Public schools evolve out of preexisting educational cultures like apprenticeships or squire/page relationships?	14

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