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Were there mercenaries in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th and 17th centuries?

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Iconclasm in Islam and the Ottomans

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How prevalent was the hijab and niqab in historical Islamic societies?

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Why was Muhammad Ali so much more successful in modernising Egypt than Selim III on the Ottomans as a whole?

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I’ve read that some Byzantine nobles sided with the Ottoman Beylik in the 14th century. What was their reasons for doing so?

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Did the role of the European aristocracy significantly change from the Medieval Period to the Early Modern period?

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How did Nomadic people like the Turkmen or Mongols migrate?

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I was watching a show set in the Medieval era, somewhere in the early 13th century where someone was reading a translated work of Aristotle but a priest called it a “pagan” book and denounced it. Did the Latin church view pre-Christian works as pagan and were against it?

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A show I’m watching set during the Crusades had a scene where the Muslims identify a Crusader spy by cutting off the hair behind their neck and revealing a tatoo of the cross. Is there any truth to this tatooing of the neck?

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How did Egyptians view Ancient Egypt when they were under Islamic rule?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were there mercenaries in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th and 17th centuries?	7
Iconclasm in Islam and the Ottomans	7
How prevalent was the hijab and niqab in historical Islamic societies?	7
Why was Muhammad Ali so much more successful in modernising Egypt than Selim III on the Ottomans as a whole?	7
I’ve read that some Byzantine nobles sided with the Ottoman Beylik in the 14th century. What was their reasons for doing so?	7
Did the role of the European aristocracy significantly change from the Medieval Period to the Early Modern period?	7
How did Nomadic people like the Turkmen or Mongols migrate?	7
I was watching a show set in the Medieval era, somewhere in the early 13th century where someone was reading a translated work of Aristotle but a priest called it a “pagan” book and denounced it. Did the Latin church view pre-Christian works as pagan and were against it?	7
A show I’m watching set during the Crusades had a scene where the Muslims identify a Crusader spy by cutting off the hair behind their neck and revealing a tatoo of the cross. Is there any truth to this tatooing of the neck?	7
How did Egyptians view Ancient Egypt when they were under Islamic rule?	6