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How did Carthage lose the First Punic War if they had the greatest fleet at the time? Before hand the Romans had no fleet, had to hire mercenary ships, and start copying the Carthaginian design.

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What is this country that existed on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea during the first three caliphates?

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After the Abbasids forced the Umayyads into exile in Iberia, why was the Umayyad Caliphate considered the Cordoban Emirate. Why would a Caliph willingly demote himself to the status of an Emir?

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Was there a second Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt around the time Napoleon invaded in 1798?

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In Season 2 of Ekaterina, Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov brings a bunch of Roma to live in the Summer Palace and often sang and danced with them. Do we know if this actually happened?

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During the mid to late Victorian Era (~ 1840's - 1900's), would it be fairly correct in any way to say that the British and Russian Empires were in a sort of Cold War?

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Did the defeat of the Xiongnu in Han China in any way affect the Huns invading Roman Europe?

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Was the Zand dynasty of Iran a vassal to the Afsharid dynasty of Iran that ruled during the mid 1700's?

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Why did the Tsars from Alexander I - Nicholas II consider many/most of the communists to be Jews?

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After the Abbasids forced the Umayyads into exile in Iberia, why was the Umayyad Caliphate called the Cordoban Emirate? Why would a Caliph willingly demote himself to the status of Emir? [Attempt #2]

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How did Carthage lose the First Punic War if they had the greatest fleet at the time? Before hand the Romans had no fleet, had to hire mercenary ships, and start copying the Carthaginian design.	12
What is this country that existed on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea during the first three caliphates?	11
After the Abbasids forced the Umayyads into exile in Iberia, why was the Umayyad Caliphate considered the Cordoban Emirate. Why would a Caliph willingly demote himself to the status of an Emir?	10
Was there a second Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt around the time Napoleon invaded in 1798?	8
In Season 2 of Ekaterina, Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov brings a bunch of Roma to live in the Summer Palace and often sang and danced with them. Do we know if this actually happened?	8
During the mid to late Victorian Era (~ 1840's - 1900's), would it be fairly correct in any way to say that the British and Russian Empires were in a sort of Cold War?	7
Did the defeat of the Xiongnu in Han China in any way affect the Huns invading Roman Europe?	6
Was the Zand dynasty of Iran a vassal to the Afsharid dynasty of Iran that ruled during the mid 1700's?	6
Why did the Tsars from Alexander I - Nicholas II consider many/most of the communists to be Jews?	6
After the Abbasids forced the Umayyads into exile in Iberia, why was the Umayyad Caliphate called the Cordoban Emirate? Why would a Caliph willingly demote himself to the status of Emir? [Attempt #2]	6