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Was there ever any strategic importance of Jerusalem or was it always only religious/cultural one?

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Why did the Bosniaks and Albanians (generally) convert to Islam under Ottoman rule when their neighbouring Serbs, Greeks and Bulgarians didn't?

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How effective were infantry anti tank weapons in WWII?

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Did early Muslims know about the Egyptian pyramids?

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What did Russia do with the money they got from the US for Alaska?

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Why did the Swedish forces besiege Prague in 1648 when the Thirty Years' war was mostly over a and how did they repulse the professional Swedish army?

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How did the medieval Muslim rulers choose their wives?

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After the fall of Western Rome, when vast swathes of land were conquered by the Franks and the Goths, both Germanic tribes, how did these tribes adopt Latin based (Romance) languages?

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What sort of training and for how long were the common line infantry men subjected to in Napoleon's army? How did that compare to contemporary armies in Britain, Prussia, and Russia?

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Books about Franco-Prussian war?

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Was there ever any strategic importance of Jerusalem or was it always only religious/cultural one?	324
Why did the Bosniaks and Albanians (generally) convert to Islam under Ottoman rule when their neighbouring Serbs, Greeks and Bulgarians didn't?	305
How effective were infantry anti tank weapons in WWII?	74
Did early Muslims know about the Egyptian pyramids?	73
What did Russia do with the money they got from the US for Alaska?	38
Why did the Swedish forces besiege Prague in 1648 when the Thirty Years' war was mostly over a and how did they repulse the professional Swedish army?	36
How did the medieval Muslim rulers choose their wives?	26
After the fall of Western Rome, when vast swathes of land were conquered by the Franks and the Goths, both Germanic tribes, how did these tribes adopt Latin based (Romance) languages?	15
What sort of training and for how long were the common line infantry men subjected to in Napoleon's army? How did that compare to contemporary armies in Britain, Prussia, and Russia?	14
Books about Franco-Prussian war?	13