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After the death of Julius Caesar Marc Antony and Octavian formed the triumvirate with another man named Lepidus. Who was Lepidus, and why is he so overlooked by historians?	2253	AskHistorians
The Qing dynasty forced all men to wear their hair in a strange style called a queue. This style was hated by the Han people, however, many Chinese immigrants to the US still wore it. Why did these people keep the queue hairstyle in the US when they no longer had to?	1059	AskHistorians
The Japanese colonization of Manchuria in the 1930’s brought the Yakuza into the region, giving them huge power and influence. Are there other examples of colonization bringing organized crime (e.g. the Italian Mafia) to foreign colonies?	70	AskHistorians
Most people are generally aware of European methods of execution (gallows, guillotine, etc). Did places like China and Japan have iconic execution methods or devices prior to the 20th century?	54	AskHistorians
Multiple accounts describe Spanish Conquistadors in the 1500's as having numerous facial injuries. Scars, missing teeth, eye patches, etc. Why did the Spanish favor helmets like the Morion which had no face protection instead of other closed helmets that were popular in Europe at the time?	39	AskHistorians
Pasta seems like a perfect food. Vastly superior to regular bread for long-term storage. Versatile and easy to prepare. Why didn’t northern or Eastern Europeans adopt it as a staple the same way the Italians did?	1	AskHistorians
I've heard that later generations of samurai were much more likely to be beurocrats rather than warriors. What does this mean? What did beurocratic samurai usually do? Did they hold any kind of political power or influence? How so?	1	AskHistorians
Cats are very unique, odd little animals that weren’t introduced to the New World until Europeans arrived. What did Native Americans and other First peoples think of cats? Do we know?	1	AskHistorians

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