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I am the King of France and some of my knights have gone off to fight the Ottomans during the Battle of Nicopolis. How would I receive the message of their defeat? How long would it likely be for news to reach me, considering Nicopolis is so far away?

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How much direct control from the State did Rome exert on its provinces?

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A common trope about aristocracy is how much they hate the common folk and peasantry and would never associate with them. How true is this trope?

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Why isn’t Napoleon called “The Great”?

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What is the “Gazi State” of the Ottomans and why is it discredited?

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Often it is said that the gun replaces the bow due to simplicity in training. Questions about that.

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Why did the Egyptian Mamluks not use firearms during the Battle of the Pyramids?

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What was the Iqta government of the Muslim world and was it universal for all Arab-led polities?

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Would a Coptic Christian fare better under Crusader rule or would they be subject to persecution due to not being Latin Christians?

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Were their Jannisaries which still practiced Christianity in secret? What was the punishment for faking your religion in the Ottoman Empire?

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I am the King of France and some of my knights have gone off to fight the Ottomans during the Battle of Nicopolis. How would I receive the message of their defeat? How long would it likely be for news to reach me, considering Nicopolis is so far away?	1
How much direct control from the State did Rome exert on its provinces?	1
A common trope about aristocracy is how much they hate the common folk and peasantry and would never associate with them. How true is this trope?	1
Why isn’t Napoleon called “The Great”?	1
What is the “Gazi State” of the Ottomans and why is it discredited?	1
Often it is said that the gun replaces the bow due to simplicity in training. Questions about that.	1
Why did the Egyptian Mamluks not use firearms during the Battle of the Pyramids?	1
What was the Iqta government of the Muslim world and was it universal for all Arab-led polities?	1
Would a Coptic Christian fare better under Crusader rule or would they be subject to persecution due to not being Latin Christians?	1
Were their Jannisaries which still practiced Christianity in secret? What was the punishment for faking your religion in the Ottoman Empire?	1