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Repost: I once read that there is an old tribal prohibition on hereditary succession in Arab society, and that this was a source of constant instability in the Caliphates. Any truth to this?
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In the movie Black Mass, Whitey Bulger is shown supplying the IRA with weapons. How involved was the American underworld in the Troubles?
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Apart from the ancient Greek Olympics, did other ancient cultures have a tradition of competitive athletic festivals that were similar?
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Why is it that, out of all the European territories controlled by the Ottomans, only the Albanians and Bosnians fully embraced Islam? Why didn't places like Greece or Croatia become Muslim as well?
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Why didn't the rebels in the Mexican War of Independence have a plan for government after defeating the Spanish? What factors prevented a "constitutional convention" in the manner of the United States?
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In 1773, King George issued an order-in-council forbidding the American colonies from passing any more naturalization acts. Why did he do this? And was this the infringement on the states' right naturalize referenced in the Declaration of Independence?
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During the initial phase of the French Revolution, there was hope that Louis XVI would reign as a constitutional monarch. After the National Assembly discovered that Louis had no such intention, why didn't they push for a willing relative of Louis's to take the throne? Like the Duke of Orleans?
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