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What was the social role of Buddhism during the Joseon dynasty in Korea, in comparison to Confucianism, Shamanism and later Christianity? Who was following it, why were they following it and what might they have combined it with, if applicable?	1
The January 28th incident was sparked by the assault of 5 Japanese Buddhist priests by a Chinese mob in the Shanghai International Settlement. Were the Japanese authorities utilising religious figures for their political aims or was this purely anti-Japanese sentiment?	1
Works of fiction set in cod-medieval or early modern periods sometimes include scenes where someone is imprisoned inside some kind of privy torture chamber that slowly fills with human effluent. Would such a prison even be possible in the architecture of those times? NSFW	1
Do historians consider the Catholic Churches efforts in the Counter-Reformation to root out patronage and corruption to have been successful?	1
Supposing that the leader of a frontier town or army on the border between the Byzantine Empire and the Sultanate of Rum wished to switch sides in either direction, what kind of procedure would there be? Would it necessitate a religious conversion or any kind of loyalty test?	1
John of Nikiu narrates that Kubrat, founder and ruler of Old Great Bulgaria in the 7th century was brought up in Constantinople as a Christian. However once he left to rule, it seems the Bolghars remained Tengri. Was it common for hostages groomed to suit another culture to just 'go native'?	1
David Mitchell's 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet' has a character say that he had been so hungry that he would have become Jewish for a mess of potage. Would a Dutch Jewish community of the 18th century have accepted any converts at all, let alone such an impoverished person?	1
Did the efforts of propaganda groups like the Pacific Movement of the Eastern World that aimed to encourage Black Americans to embrace Japan in the 1930s have much long term significance?	1
Supposedly some Western sailors joined the Small Swords Society and helped their revolt. What might have motivated them?	1
How much did long term impact did the Theosophical Society have on Buddhism Revivalism in the 19th century?	1

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