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Is the creation of States always a top-down affair? It seems every culture that produced a state, at least in history, there was some law-giving King/Great Man that united tribes, adopted a religion. forced people to settle or built a city. Are there any instances of bottom-up state creation?

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During Shogunate Japan, how did the provincial system work alongside the feudal domains? Were the provinces just de jure or did they actually have some function?

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How rare was it that a bastard like William the Conqueror inherited their parent's titles?

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I read 'After Tamerlane' in which the author John Darwin refers to Lithuanians as "West Russians." Why?

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Why does evolutionary niche specialization occur when generalist organism always to seem to do better in novel environments and after extinction events? What advantage does specialization offer?

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How accurate is the armor, clothing and architectural styles depicted in the trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms?

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Was Mark Antony's marriage to Fulvia an attempt to link himself to the Gracchi?

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Why didn't Europe go to war to remove Napoleon III as they had Napoleon I?

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Did the peasants and soldiers that supported Mao and PLA during the Chinese Civil War understand the differences in political ideology between the Communists and the Nationalists?

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In Migration period legends and histories, those chosen to migrate are picked by lot. Is there any evidence choosing people by lot to leave was a real practice? If so, how would such a selection be enforced?

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Is the creation of States always a top-down affair? It seems every culture that produced a state, at least in history, there was some law-giving King/Great Man that united tribes, adopted a religion. forced people to settle or built a city. Are there any instances of bottom-up state creation?	4	AskHistorians
During Shogunate Japan, how did the provincial system work alongside the feudal domains? Were the provinces just de jure or did they actually have some function?	3	AskHistorians
How rare was it that a bastard like William the Conqueror inherited their parent's titles?	3	AskHistorians
I read 'After Tamerlane' in which the author John Darwin refers to Lithuanians as "West Russians." Why?	3	AskHistorians
Why does evolutionary niche specialization occur when generalist organism always to seem to do better in novel environments and after extinction events? What advantage does specialization offer?	3	askscience
How accurate is the armor, clothing and architectural styles depicted in the trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms?	3	AskHistorians
Was Mark Antony's marriage to Fulvia an attempt to link himself to the Gracchi?	3	AskHistorians
Why didn't Europe go to war to remove Napoleon III as they had Napoleon I?	3	AskHistorians
Did the peasants and soldiers that supported Mao and PLA during the Chinese Civil War understand the differences in political ideology between the Communists and the Nationalists?	3	AskHistorians
In Migration period legends and histories, those chosen to migrate are picked by lot. Is there any evidence choosing people by lot to leave was a real practice? If so, how would such a selection be enforced?	3	AskHistorians