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American soldiers often brought home enemy firearms as souvenirs from the world wars. Was this done by soldiers in other armies?	5
With centuries of invasions and settlement of the middle east from Persians, Macedonians, Greeks and Romans, how likely would it be that Jesus could have been fair-skinned?	5
The Bundahishn differentiates fruits fit to eat outside (date, peach, white apricon) from those fit to eat inside (walnut, almond, pomegranate, coconut, filbert, chestnut, pistachio, vargan). What makes a fruit fitting inside or out?	5
How did medieval Central Asian powers recruit soldiers? Were these entirely mounted archers or did infantry play any significant role in warfare?	5
I'm a poet in Abbasid Baghdad and my work has become well known. Are there any legal restrictions in place to prevent my work from being performed by others? Would I be upset or would this be a sign of respect?	5
Fantasy stories often star an 'adventurer', a sort of lone mercenary wandering across a european medieval setting. Are there any examples of such people? Not large groups like Vikings, Normans or steppe people, just individuals.	5
Given the difficult environmental conditions brought on by monsoons, would Indian armies (and colonials) have called off warfare during the wet season? I imagine even the best means of keeping powder dry would have been futile.	5
When reading texts from Iranian history, "x years before Alexander" occurs often. When did this tradition begin and what other systems did Iranians use to pivot the years?	5
How were books produced in medieval Persia? What materials would be used?	5
There seems to be confusion on Wikipedia in regards to the cities or Gurganj and Urgench. Depending on the article they are either separate cities or one in the same. My understanding is that Urgench was massacred and Gurganj was flooded then massacred. Were they in fact separate cities?	5

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