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Are the Holy Leagues against the Ottomans continuous with the Crusades? If so, why aren't they considered numbered Crusades?	11
Who were the intended audiences of Mughal-era Persian-language cookbooks? That is, who would have been in a position to be both literate in Persian and be directing cooking in a noble or royal household?	10
In the Turkish television series Ertuğrul, the Kayi tribe is depicted as being reliant on the production of finished textile products by the tribe's women to procure coin and grain to survive the winters. Is this a realistic depiction of 13th century Turkmen tribal economies?	10
The Wikipedia page on the Demographics of Egypt has a chart with the population of Egypt declining between 1000 and 1800, comprised of a small decline between 1000 and 1500 and a steep decline 1500 to 1800. Are these numbers accurate and what caused such a precipitous fall in population if so?	10
I heard somewhere that Yemeni Jewish tradition held the opinion that Muhammad was a real prophet, but sent specifically to the Arabs. Can anyone speak more on this and whether Jewish theologians ever considered the possibility of other figures as being 'real' prophets for other peoples?	10
Is Shakespeare's incorrect history lesson on the origins of Salic Law in Henry V, Part I what supporters of the English claim on the French throne actually believed? That is, that it was created by Charlemagne and only to apply in a certain part of Germany with disreputable women?	10
Was Afghan Buddhism restricted to cities or did it penetrate pastoral communities as well? Is there anything attributable in Pashtunwali to the legacy of Buddhism?	10
What's the history of cookware? How common was metal cookware historically and when did it become more common to have metal pots instead of clay pots? Before iron-casting became common, did blacksmiths hammer pots together?	10
Did any diasporic Jewish communities in the first few centuries of Christianity accept Jesus as messiah and mass convert? To what degree was the Messiah expected?	10
Gothic king Theodoric the Great ends up in medieval German legend as Dietrich von Bern, how? The Goths were speakers of an East Germanic language whereas German is West Germanic. In Theodoric's time were the Germanic languages close enough that there easy cultural transmission of stories?	9

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