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Is it true that the Mughal Emperor Akbar was illiterate?	2
How was Jesus viewed by Jewish scholars through the ages? As a heretic or charlatan? As a righteous Jewish person whose teachings were misunderstood by Gentiles? Somewhere in between?	2
In the show Diriliş: Ertuğrul the women of the Turkish Kayi tribe are depicted as spending most of their time sewing textiles which are taken occasionally to market to be sold. Was this really how Turkish women spent their time at the time? Were textiles really produced by nomadic tribes?	2
How did the Aga Khans acquire their fortune? Did Aga Khan I flee Iran with any amount of treasure?	2
Before the CIA was established, how the did US exert clandestine influence in its ... 'sphere of influence'?	2
Islam requires Muslims to pray five times a day in a state of cleanliness after performing a ritual ablution usually involving water, though sometimes sand can substitute. Did this cause water use patterns to visibly change across the Middle East as Islam spread	1
In the Turkish television show Diriliş: Ertuğrul the production of finished textiles by the women is shown to be important to the economy of the Kayı tribe for purchasing grain especially. How accurate is that for 13th century Turkman tribe?	1
During its heyday in America was the Mob ever able to bribe guards and have high-profile prisoners killed?	1
Did the defeat of a people in the ancient Near East also imply the defeat of their gods? For example, when the Babylonians conquer Judah, did they (the Babylonians) see it as Marduk conquering Yahweh?	1
Nowadays amber with prehistoric insects preserved in it can sell for quite a bit more than just plain amber. But in the medieval trade of Baltic amber, did trapped insects increase or decrease the value of amber?	1

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