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Given the massive loss of male population by the end of World War II, were there changes to the dating culture in Europe as a result of the gender imbalance? What happened to the widows and "surplus" women?

158 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Since the Malabar coast is the midpoint of Maritime Silk Road, were there any accounts of Roman traders meeting their Chinese counterparts?

29 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What caused the decline of the Khmer Empire and the rise of Dai Viet and Thai in the 1200s? And could this change in balance of power be interpreted as a shift in cultural influence between Sino and Indo civilization on South East Asia?

25 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What are the factors driving the expansion of the Slavic and Turkic people?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Besides Athens and Sparta, what were the forms of government used by the other city states during Classical Greece?

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Has the Darién Gap always been impassible or has it once been safe during the reign of the Spanish?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How is the Nth numbering for a Republic defined? (Second Republic of France, Fifth Republic of Korea)

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During the fall of the Western Roman Empire, were there any large scale movement of scholars/artisans/nobility into the Eastern half?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did new steppe tribes come into being?

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Why was the Roman/Byzantium empire and Parthian/Sassanid Persia unable to make lasting peace despite both empires being around for hundreds of years and neither empire could control the other?

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Given the massive loss of male population by the end of World War II, were there changes to the dating culture in Europe as a result of the gender imbalance? What happened to the widows and "surplus" women?	158	AskHistorians
Since the Malabar coast is the midpoint of Maritime Silk Road, were there any accounts of Roman traders meeting their Chinese counterparts?	29	AskHistorians
What caused the decline of the Khmer Empire and the rise of Dai Viet and Thai in the 1200s? And could this change in balance of power be interpreted as a shift in cultural influence between Sino and Indo civilization on South East Asia?	25	AskHistorians
What are the factors driving the expansion of the Slavic and Turkic people?	22	AskHistorians
Besides Athens and Sparta, what were the forms of government used by the other city states during Classical Greece?	11	AskHistorians
Has the Darién Gap always been impassible or has it once been safe during the reign of the Spanish?	9	AskHistorians
How is the Nth numbering for a Republic defined? (Second Republic of France, Fifth Republic of Korea)	9	AskHistorians
During the fall of the Western Roman Empire, were there any large scale movement of scholars/artisans/nobility into the Eastern half?	8	AskHistorians
How did new steppe tribes come into being?	6	AskHistorians
Why was the Roman/Byzantium empire and Parthian/Sassanid Persia unable to make lasting peace despite both empires being around for hundreds of years and neither empire could control the other?	6	AskHistorians