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To what extent were the Liao, Jin, Western Xia, Yuan and the 3 Shatuo dynasties sinicized?

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James Brooke and Alexander Hare were both Europeans who created their own independent states in Borneo. Why was Brooke so much more successful?

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Why is the Washington Monument an Egyptian style Obelisk rather than a statue, or something distinctly American like a giant Bald Eagle? Was George Washington really into Egyptian ruins?

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Why was there an Indo-Aryan speaking country, and that worshiped gods like Indra, in 1400 BC Syria?

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How did feudal titles in medieval Europe become formalized? At what point did it stop being feasible for an independent land holder to create a new title as King out of their holdings(Napoleon not withstanding)?

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Camel guns were a cornerstone of many militaries in Early Modern South Asia. How effective were they, what niche did they fill?

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Has the brutality of the Spanish conquest of the Americas been overstated by anti-Spanish propaganda (i.e. Spanish Black Legend)? Or is that a revisionist attempt to whitewash Spanish atrocities?

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How and when was slavery in Indigenous North American nations abolished? Did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to them?

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Prince of Wales, Dauphin of Viennois, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Asturias, etc. What is the history of granting specific titles to the heir apparent of a European kingdom?

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For about a decade the KMT controlled parts of Northern Burma and ruled over nearly one million people. How did they administrate the area, and how did their status as a Nationalist holdout affect their rule?

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To what extent were the Liao, Jin, Western Xia, Yuan and the 3 Shatuo dynasties sinicized?	12
James Brooke and Alexander Hare were both Europeans who created their own independent states in Borneo. Why was Brooke so much more successful?	12
Why is the Washington Monument an Egyptian style Obelisk rather than a statue, or something distinctly American like a giant Bald Eagle? Was George Washington really into Egyptian ruins?	12
Why was there an Indo-Aryan speaking country, and that worshiped gods like Indra, in 1400 BC Syria?	11
How did feudal titles in medieval Europe become formalized? At what point did it stop being feasible for an independent land holder to create a new title as King out of their holdings(Napoleon not withstanding)?	11
Camel guns were a cornerstone of many militaries in Early Modern South Asia. How effective were they, what niche did they fill?	11
Has the brutality of the Spanish conquest of the Americas been overstated by anti-Spanish propaganda (i.e. Spanish Black Legend)? Or is that a revisionist attempt to whitewash Spanish atrocities?	11
How and when was slavery in Indigenous North American nations abolished? Did the Emancipation Proclamation apply to them?	11
Prince of Wales, Dauphin of Viennois, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Asturias, etc. What is the history of granting specific titles to the heir apparent of a European kingdom?	11
For about a decade the KMT controlled parts of Northern Burma and ruled over nearly one million people. How did they administrate the area, and how did their status as a Nationalist holdout affect their rule?	11