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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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Was "for gold, gospel, glory" actually a slogan during Dutch and Portuguese colonialism in Southeast Asia?	3	AskHistorians
Before clock and precision timing, how did Muslim societies regulate the time for call to daily prayers?	3	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Prior to 20th century, the most commonly advertised consumer products were medicines. Why so?	2	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Are there efforts to make the vast amount of data in digital platforms today accessible to future historians?	1	AskHistorians
Do we know how and why did bolster pillow come to be known as "Dutch wife" in Southeast Asia?	1	AskHistorians