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Are there any examples of non-Christian or non-Islamic civilisations colonising Christian or Muslim civilisations aside from the Vikings and the Mongols?

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Paektu/Baekdu/Changbai Mountain is considered sacred to the Korean people. The ruling Manchu Aisin Gioro Clan also claim it to be the clan's mythical birthplace. But is the mountain only sacred to the Aisin Gioro clan or is it sacred to all Manchu people the same way it is to Koreans?

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What is the current historians' consensus on whether or not Liu Bang, known as Emperor Gaozu and founder of the Han Dynasty, actually pushed his own children out of his carriage 3 times to lighten it in order to escape Xiang Yu's men during the Hongmen Banquet?

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Are there any examples of non-Christian or non-Islamic civilisations colonising Christian or Muslim civilisations aside from the Vikings and the Mongols?	41
Paektu/Baekdu/Changbai Mountain is considered sacred to the Korean people. The ruling Manchu Aisin Gioro Clan also claim it to be the clan's mythical birthplace. But is the mountain only sacred to the Aisin Gioro clan or is it sacred to all Manchu people the same way it is to Koreans?	10
What is the current historians' consensus on whether or not Liu Bang, known as Emperor Gaozu and founder of the Han Dynasty, actually pushed his own children out of his carriage 3 times to lighten it in order to escape Xiang Yu's men during the Hongmen Banquet?	5