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The Manchu ruled China for centuries well into the modern age and still number in the millions, and yet today the Manchu language is effectively extinct, what happened?

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Does the Transit method limit our ability to detect planets further out from their star?

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Did the Māori still have a significant seafaring tradition by the time of European Contact?

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How were twins handled by medieval nobility and royalty?

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It is said that Alexander the Great was preparing to extend his campaigns west when he died, especially against Carthage and Italy, how serious was he about such an expedition? Did any of his successor states considering conquering Carthage too?

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Why was it that Yugoslavia was so quickly crushed in the Axis invasion of 1941, but then went on to have perhaps the most effective and dangerous resistance movements of World War 2?

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Before the modern era, were there mountaineering traditions among people who lived near major ranges?

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When Iberian Muslims were expelled to places like North Africa in various waves, how well did they integrate into new societies?

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I often hear about Rome's military activity on the Rhine/Danubian frontier and against the Persians (and maybe a bit about Caledonia), did they have to deal with attacks or launch campaigns from/into Southern Africa, against Nubians or Berbers or others?

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What did 'Italy' mean to people of the Middle Ages?

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The Manchu ruled China for centuries well into the modern age and still number in the millions, and yet today the Manchu language is effectively extinct, what happened?	28	AskHistorians
Does the Transit method limit our ability to detect planets further out from their star?	28	askscience
Did the Māori still have a significant seafaring tradition by the time of European Contact?	28	AskHistorians
How were twins handled by medieval nobility and royalty?	27	AskHistorians
It is said that Alexander the Great was preparing to extend his campaigns west when he died, especially against Carthage and Italy, how serious was he about such an expedition? Did any of his successor states considering conquering Carthage too?	27	AskHistorians
Why was it that Yugoslavia was so quickly crushed in the Axis invasion of 1941, but then went on to have perhaps the most effective and dangerous resistance movements of World War 2?	26	AskHistorians
Before the modern era, were there mountaineering traditions among people who lived near major ranges?	26	AskHistorians
When Iberian Muslims were expelled to places like North Africa in various waves, how well did they integrate into new societies?	24	AskHistorians
I often hear about Rome's military activity on the Rhine/Danubian frontier and against the Persians (and maybe a bit about Caledonia), did they have to deal with attacks or launch campaigns from/into Southern Africa, against Nubians or Berbers or others?	23	AskHistorians
What did 'Italy' mean to people of the Middle Ages?	20	AskHistorians