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Did children from harems, such as the Ottoman harem, ever develop a sibling bond? Or because of having different mothers, were they raised strangers to one another?

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I’m a knight sailing from England and going to the Holy Land. The voyage is long, what do I do whilst were still sailing there considering it could take us weeks to reach say, Acre

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Why did the Entente, who occupied Constantinople and wanted it as an international zone, gave it up to the Republic of Turkey instead of Greece?

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Is it true that many Byzantine nobles actually sided with the Ottomans in the 14th century?

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Why were the Fatamids so incompetent in fighting the Crusaders?

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What made Anatolia a source of manpower for the Ottomans? And what made Rumelia more valued for its revenue?

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Ottoman princes are often raised by their mother and groomed to be Sultan. Considering Ottoman succession was about the heirs fighting for the throne and often result in death or exile, what became of their mothers?

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Why did Turkish language and culture not spread?

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During the Third Crusade, why did Byzantine Emperor Isaac II try to impede Barbarossa’s Crusade to the point of making a secret pact with Saladin?

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Did the Levant born-and-raised Crusaders have any differences and conflicts with European Crusaders arriving fresh?

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Did children from harems, such as the Ottoman harem, ever develop a sibling bond? Or because of having different mothers, were they raised strangers to one another?	109
I’m a knight sailing from England and going to the Holy Land. The voyage is long, what do I do whilst were still sailing there considering it could take us weeks to reach say, Acre	104
Why did the Entente, who occupied Constantinople and wanted it as an international zone, gave it up to the Republic of Turkey instead of Greece?	103
Is it true that many Byzantine nobles actually sided with the Ottomans in the 14th century?	97
Why were the Fatamids so incompetent in fighting the Crusaders?	95
What made Anatolia a source of manpower for the Ottomans? And what made Rumelia more valued for its revenue?	92
Ottoman princes are often raised by their mother and groomed to be Sultan. Considering Ottoman succession was about the heirs fighting for the throne and often result in death or exile, what became of their mothers?	83
Why did Turkish language and culture not spread?	73
During the Third Crusade, why did Byzantine Emperor Isaac II try to impede Barbarossa’s Crusade to the point of making a secret pact with Saladin?	68
Did the Levant born-and-raised Crusaders have any differences and conflicts with European Crusaders arriving fresh?	63