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How come there is no Indian tradition of writing history until the arrival of Islam?

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I am a Christian farmer living in the Roman Empire. I go to attend mass in the local church but I don't speak either Greek or Latin. To what extent would I understand what's going on during the ceremony?

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How was the East India Company able to defeat significantly larger Indian armies in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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What is the origin of the phrase "all men are created equal"?

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What methods did people in the past use to remain cool before air conditioning came along?

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How many children did Genghis Khan have?

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What did historians specialising in Afghanistan think about the US invasion when it happened in 2001?

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How did the British abolish evil practices like widow burning in India without much backlash from Indian society?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come there is no Indian tradition of writing history until the arrival of Islam?	13
I am a Christian farmer living in the Roman Empire. I go to attend mass in the local church but I don't speak either Greek or Latin. To what extent would I understand what's going on during the ceremony?	10
How was the East India Company able to defeat significantly larger Indian armies in the 18th and 19th centuries?	10
What is the origin of the phrase "all men are created equal"?	4
What methods did people in the past use to remain cool before air conditioning came along?	1
How many children did Genghis Khan have?	1
What did historians specialising in Afghanistan think about the US invasion when it happened in 2001?	1
How did the British abolish evil practices like widow burning in India without much backlash from Indian society?	1