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Is there actually a body in the Tomb of Cyrus and if so is there a chance it actually is Cyrus the Great?

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At the time of the Greco-Persian wars how similar in language were the Greek city-states? We're they able to communicate effectively even via writing?

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Was Harald Bluetooth related by blood to William the Conqueror?

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Was Kublai Khan related to Toghon Temur of the Yuan Dynasty by blood? And by extension were they related to Dayan Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia?

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How exactly did Vietnam, a (very) far East nation, start using the Latin Script?

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Has there ever been an attempted takeover of what is now Mongolia by any foreign power other than the Mongols

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Were there any divisions of Koreans who fought with the Soviets or Americans to help win their independence from Japan in WW2?

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How did Persepolis get it's name? Greek origin?

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In the US right now the first mass pollen release is happening and everything is covered in yellow powder...we're there any particular religious events or myths that came about due to this in your field of study?

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On the borders on Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan there are very rigid and inconsistent lines...also there are places encircled which most likely denotes the territory of another country fully within the borders of another....Why are the borders this way? (Pictures included)

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Is there actually a body in the Tomb of Cyrus and if so is there a chance it actually is Cyrus the Great?	182
At the time of the Greco-Persian wars how similar in language were the Greek city-states? We're they able to communicate effectively even via writing?	67
Was Harald Bluetooth related by blood to William the Conqueror?	58
Was Kublai Khan related to Toghon Temur of the Yuan Dynasty by blood? And by extension were they related to Dayan Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia?	28
How exactly did Vietnam, a (very) far East nation, start using the Latin Script?	20
Has there ever been an attempted takeover of what is now Mongolia by any foreign power other than the Mongols	10
Were there any divisions of Koreans who fought with the Soviets or Americans to help win their independence from Japan in WW2?	9
How did Persepolis get it's name? Greek origin?	3
In the US right now the first mass pollen release is happening and everything is covered in yellow powder...we're there any particular religious events or myths that came about due to this in your field of study?	3
On the borders on Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan there are very rigid and inconsistent lines...also there are places encircled which most likely denotes the territory of another country fully within the borders of another....Why are the borders this way? (Pictures included)	2