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I'm living in a region of the former Western Roman Empire (post-476). In my lifetime, the region I'm residing in was taken over by Germanic tribes. At what point in my life or that of my descendants does my Roman citizenship cease to hold meaning?

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What happened to the Indonesian KNIL troops captured by the Japanese in WW2 and how were they treated compared to the European KNIL troops?

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What was the identity of the people living in Punic Sicily, and what happened to them after the Roman conquest?

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I heard here that medieval churches were frequently found complaining that people worked on Sundays, and otherwise not observing the religion as well as the church wished they would. Did Islamic clerics also complain about the lack of piety of their subjects?

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Why were Alexander's Successor Kingdoms able to carve out distinctly Hellenistic empires that gradually Hellenized the native populace, while the Mongol and Turkish conquerors of Asia were assimilated into the local populace?

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Why did the Crown of Castile, being fully aware that Columbus was likely full of shit in his claims about the true size of the earth, still outfit him with a ship and a crew?

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How did Denmark, despite being a wealthy, relatively sparsely populated country, successfully avoid getting all caught up in the Holy Roman Empire's shenanigans like the Italians did?

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Japan was not the only Asian country to evade extensive subordination from western powers. Despite losing much of its territory, Siam managed to maintain an impressive degree of sovereignty. How did the Siamese monarchy manage to effectively navigate this turbulent time, internally and externally?

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I've been told that Saudi Arabia's religious policy is the way it is today because of concessions granted to the Islamists after the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure. What was Saudi politics like between the 1929 defeat of the Ikhwan and the attack? Is there any truth to it?

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How Hellenized was Judea at the time of Jesus?

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I'm living in a region of the former Western Roman Empire (post-476). In my lifetime, the region I'm residing in was taken over by Germanic tribes. At what point in my life or that of my descendants does my Roman citizenship cease to hold meaning?	13	AskHistorians
What happened to the Indonesian KNIL troops captured by the Japanese in WW2 and how were they treated compared to the European KNIL troops?	13	AskHistorians
What was the identity of the people living in Punic Sicily, and what happened to them after the Roman conquest?	13	AskHistorians
I heard here that medieval churches were frequently found complaining that people worked on Sundays, and otherwise not observing the religion as well as the church wished they would. Did Islamic clerics also complain about the lack of piety of their subjects?	13	AskHistorians
Why were Alexander's Successor Kingdoms able to carve out distinctly Hellenistic empires that gradually Hellenized the native populace, while the Mongol and Turkish conquerors of Asia were assimilated into the local populace?	13	AskHistorians
Why did the Crown of Castile, being fully aware that Columbus was likely full of shit in his claims about the true size of the earth, still outfit him with a ship and a crew?	13	AskHistorians
How did Denmark, despite being a wealthy, relatively sparsely populated country, successfully avoid getting all caught up in the Holy Roman Empire's shenanigans like the Italians did?	13	AskHistorians
Japan was not the only Asian country to evade extensive subordination from western powers. Despite losing much of its territory, Siam managed to maintain an impressive degree of sovereignty. How did the Siamese monarchy manage to effectively navigate this turbulent time, internally and externally?	13	AskHistorians
I've been told that Saudi Arabia's religious policy is the way it is today because of concessions granted to the Islamists after the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure. What was Saudi politics like between the 1929 defeat of the Ikhwan and the attack? Is there any truth to it?	12	AskHistorians
How Hellenized was Judea at the time of Jesus?	12	AskHistorians