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In an upcoming addition to the Crusader Kings II game, you may request a specialist from China. How common was it for foreign leaders to ask for Chinese specialists during this timeframe? (1066 ~ 1453)

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Historians, is it possible to get old newspapers from historic days?

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I've asked this in 2015, and I feel like I should ask again: Historians, do you get emotional sometimes during research?

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In the beginning, the Caliph was someone with the Prophet's bloodline. Was that the case with the ottoman caliphs?

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After the war, what happened to Japanese population and settlers in various conquered countries like Korea, Manchuria, Indonesia, etc?

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"The preparations for the 1916 Olympics continued even after the outbreak of WW1, since no one believed the war would last for many years." when did the preparations stopped completely?

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Why many little countries popped during the first years of the Russian Revolution (1917)? And how they were back to the Soviet Union so quickly?

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Which newspapers were the most prestigious and most read in Europe and US before the First World War?

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Is there any particular reason for the french influence in Brazil?

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Was the referendum to turn Iran into a islamic republic rigged?

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In an upcoming addition to the Crusader Kings II game, you may request a specialist from China. How common was it for foreign leaders to ask for Chinese specialists during this timeframe? (1066 ~ 1453)	114
Historians, is it possible to get old newspapers from historic days?	68
I've asked this in 2015, and I feel like I should ask again: Historians, do you get emotional sometimes during research?	68
In the beginning, the Caliph was someone with the Prophet's bloodline. Was that the case with the ottoman caliphs?	64
After the war, what happened to Japanese population and settlers in various conquered countries like Korea, Manchuria, Indonesia, etc?	52
"The preparations for the 1916 Olympics continued even after the outbreak of WW1, since no one believed the war would last for many years." when did the preparations stopped completely?	35
Why many little countries popped during the first years of the Russian Revolution (1917)? And how they were back to the Soviet Union so quickly?	25
Which newspapers were the most prestigious and most read in Europe and US before the First World War?	25
Is there any particular reason for the french influence in Brazil?	11
Was the referendum to turn Iran into a islamic republic rigged?	8