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Many americans apparantly moved to the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. How well did they adapt to Soviet life? Did they survive the great purge?

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In the famous Chinese novel "Journey.to the West" why are daoists represented so negatively?

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I have had Chinese people tell me that Tibetan Lamas were traditionally violent, and some would murder peasants and,make objects out of their skin. Is this as baseless as it seems? Is there any historical reason for such negative impressions of Tibetan buddhism in China?

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Why were Sikhs seemingly favoured as policemen in British east Asia? It seems that both.Singapore and The International settlement in Shanghai had a significant sikh police presence.

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Being exiled to Xinjiang was a relatively common punishment for high level Qing officials (For example Lin Zexu or Hong Liangji). What kind of conditions could they expect there?

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Why did ataturk get rid of the Ottoman language and arabic script?

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How did the Muighals (and other Persianate societies) view China? Was their any diplomatic realations between the Qing dynasy and the Mughals?

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I have heard one of the reasons for the building of New Delhi was as a symbol of the permanence of the British Raj. Did colonial opinion in tge 1920s really believe India would be forever British? When was it ackowledged that Indian independence was inevitable?

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Who were the "Muslim astronomers" of the Qing dynasty?

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What was daily life like in the Jesuit reductions of Paraguay?

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Many americans apparantly moved to the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. How well did they adapt to Soviet life? Did they survive the great purge?	2270
In the famous Chinese novel "Journey.to the West" why are daoists represented so negatively?	1242
I have had Chinese people tell me that Tibetan Lamas were traditionally violent, and some would murder peasants and,make objects out of their skin. Is this as baseless as it seems? Is there any historical reason for such negative impressions of Tibetan buddhism in China?	482
Why were Sikhs seemingly favoured as policemen in British east Asia? It seems that both.Singapore and The International settlement in Shanghai had a significant sikh police presence.	199
Being exiled to Xinjiang was a relatively common punishment for high level Qing officials (For example Lin Zexu or Hong Liangji). What kind of conditions could they expect there?	170
Why did ataturk get rid of the Ottoman language and arabic script?	124
How did the Muighals (and other Persianate societies) view China? Was their any diplomatic realations between the Qing dynasy and the Mughals?	85
I have heard one of the reasons for the building of New Delhi was as a symbol of the permanence of the British Raj. Did colonial opinion in tge 1920s really believe India would be forever British? When was it ackowledged that Indian independence was inevitable?	73
Who were the "Muslim astronomers" of the Qing dynasty?	67
What was daily life like in the Jesuit reductions of Paraguay?	49