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Considering the limited accounts of the event of Ako incident (47 ronin), how was the event actually perceived by the contemporaries at the time (or a few years after), and how it ended up as legend of national idenity in the Meiji period?

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The use of crossbows in medieval India was likely because it was considered as "immoral" weapons. Were considering weapons immoral common across medieval worlds - what are other examples and why?

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When his son died from a plague in 14th century, Ibn Abi Hajalah considered his death as a martyrdom (shaheed), the most benevolent death in Islam. Why? How was plague and death from plague perceived at that time?

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Was "for gold, gospel, glory" actually a slogan during Dutch and Portuguese colonialism in Southeast Asia?

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Before clock and precision timing, how did Muslim societies regulate the time for call to daily prayers?

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The director Guillermo del Toro once says that the popularity of Japanese kaiju films (a genre of film where monsters rampage cities, imagine Godzilla) right after World War II was a coping mechanism. Is this true? What are other "coping mechanism" that developed in Japan during that period?

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Prior to 20th century, the most commonly advertised consumer products were medicines. Why so?

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The 1970s seen more than 15 assassinations of head of states. Mostly in MENA, but also in South Korea and Spain. What happened globally at that time?

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Are there efforts to make the vast amount of data in digital platforms today accessible to future historians?

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Do we know how and why did bolster pillow come to be known as "Dutch wife" in Southeast Asia?

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Considering the limited accounts of the event of Ako incident (47 ronin), how was the event actually perceived by the contemporaries at the time (or a few years after), and how it ended up as legend of national idenity in the Meiji period?	3
The use of crossbows in medieval India was likely because it was considered as "immoral" weapons. Were considering weapons immoral common across medieval worlds - what are other examples and why?	3
When his son died from a plague in 14th century, Ibn Abi Hajalah considered his death as a martyrdom (shaheed), the most benevolent death in Islam. Why? How was plague and death from plague perceived at that time?	3
Was "for gold, gospel, glory" actually a slogan during Dutch and Portuguese colonialism in Southeast Asia?	3
Before clock and precision timing, how did Muslim societies regulate the time for call to daily prayers?	3
The director Guillermo del Toro once says that the popularity of Japanese kaiju films (a genre of film where monsters rampage cities, imagine Godzilla) right after World War II was a coping mechanism. Is this true? What are other "coping mechanism" that developed in Japan during that period?	2
Prior to 20th century, the most commonly advertised consumer products were medicines. Why so?	2
The 1970s seen more than 15 assassinations of head of states. Mostly in MENA, but also in South Korea and Spain. What happened globally at that time?	1
Are there efforts to make the vast amount of data in digital platforms today accessible to future historians?	1
Do we know how and why did bolster pillow come to be known as "Dutch wife" in Southeast Asia?	1