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Why was the population of Ottoman Anatolia and Syria so low heading into WW 1?

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Why are feudal lords - zamindars - a powerful political force in Pakistan, but not India?

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Were the causes of the Wars of the Roses entirely dynastic, or were there underlying political/economic/social issues that caused it?

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How and why did written treaties become a thing? In an era before international courts, what was the utility of two countries drawing up documents and signing treaties? That is, what advantage did it have over simple oral agreements? Was there some sacred or ritual origin behind treaties?

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What were the attitudes of non-colonial European nations towards colonization? Did they ever try to prevent their own citizens emigrating to another country's colonies?

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What would someone like Attila do with gold received in tribute from Rome?

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Did the rampant diseases among Holocaust camp prisoners ever spread to their guards?

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After Japan's defeat, did the Americans ever consider making them adopt a presidential system, rather than a parliamentary one?

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How well were Aztec and Incan nobility integrated into the Spanish Empire?

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Was formal citizenship a thing between the Roman era and modern nation-states? If so, who used it and how was it gained?

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Why was the population of Ottoman Anatolia and Syria so low heading into WW 1?	11	AskHistorians
Why are feudal lords - zamindars - a powerful political force in Pakistan, but not India?	11	AskHistorians
Were the causes of the Wars of the Roses entirely dynastic, or were there underlying political/economic/social issues that caused it?	11	AskHistorians
How and why did written treaties become a thing? In an era before international courts, what was the utility of two countries drawing up documents and signing treaties? That is, what advantage did it have over simple oral agreements? Was there some sacred or ritual origin behind treaties?	11	AskHistorians
What were the attitudes of non-colonial European nations towards colonization? Did they ever try to prevent their own citizens emigrating to another country's colonies?	11	AskHistorians
What would someone like Attila do with gold received in tribute from Rome?	11	AskHistorians
Did the rampant diseases among Holocaust camp prisoners ever spread to their guards?	10	AskHistorians
After Japan's defeat, did the Americans ever consider making them adopt a presidential system, rather than a parliamentary one?	10	AskHistorians
How well were Aztec and Incan nobility integrated into the Spanish Empire?	10	AskHistorians
Was formal citizenship a thing between the Roman era and modern nation-states? If so, who used it and how was it gained?	10	AskHistorians