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Why were Buddhist institutions so easily sidelined in Joseon Korea?	7
In the 350’s AD the future Emperor Valentinian was supposedly exiled for assaulting a Hellenic priest trying to ritually purify him. What kind of Hellenic ceremonies were still being practiced under Constantius II and why might Valentinian have been in the splash zone considering his fanaticism?	6
Reading about the Cultural Revolution in China, a common trope is the term ‘Stinking Old Ninths’ to reference Confucian intellectuals. Apparently this comes from the Yuan Dynasties poor opinion of native Han traditions. What is the history of the term and why did it appeal to the Communists?	5
Is the argument that the fall of the Khmer Empire was accelerated by royal adoption of Buddhism over Hinduism still in vogue?	5
Do we know how destructive were the Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchs? Were they accompanied by widespread massacres and purges?	5
Polymnia Athanassiadi argues that there was a Pagan persecution during the Late Roman Empire that may have equalled or exceeded the earlier Christian persecution. What is the current consensus on this topic?	4
I’m given to understand that the Hojo clan acted as puppet masters of the Minamoto Shoguns who had previously puppeted the Imperial house. How did such a unusually convoluted power structure come about?	4
At the Council of Cannstatt in 746, the Frankish lord Carloman slaughtered the entire nobility of the Alemanni people for rebellion. How was this act seen by contemporaries?	3
During the Chinese ‘Century of Humiliation’, how did Confucian scholars respond to Western criticisms of their tradition, both secular and religious?	3
What was the appeal of the pro-annexation Iljinhoe party to Fin de siècle Koreans?	3

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