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How did Albert, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, manage to retain their assets/land upon his conversion to Protestantism and become Duke of Prussia? Why would his uncle the Polish king Sigismund I, a Catholic monarch, consent to the assets of a Catholic order being seized?

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I was reading a book on Seljuk Turks, and the taxation system for the nomads was one animal per x (hundred etc) in a flock. Was this the same for other steppe societies? What would a typical khan do with all these animals? Were they sold to sedentary societies or kept in an enormous royal flock?

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What's the deal with Russian Cossacks, that is, how did 'free' peasants become symbols of Tsarist/modern Russian authoritarianism?

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How prevalent is not thinking in words among humans?

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Seljuk, the founder of the Seljuk Empire, had sons named Mikail (Michael), Musa (Moses), Yunus (Jonas) and Yusuf (Joseph). These don't seem to be typical Muslim names - was it possible he was Jewish?

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At what point did the British monarch make the transition from having some degree of political sway to complete figurehead?

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Did Romans believe chickens had special prognosticative powers over other birds? Or did all birds have the ability to tell the future and chickens were just convenient?

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Were European bison already rare in Antiquity and Medieval times? Why don't they feature more in old art and literature?

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In the Middle Ages, how often did and what proportion of Islamic armies consisted of ghazis i.e. free volunteers fighting for religious purposes?

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In William Dalrymple's book The Last Mughal, he quotes Bahadur Shah Zafar's father Akbar II's attempt to disinherit him to the British wherein Akbar claims Zafar has committed a crime "against nature too delicate" to discuss. To the sensibilities of 18-19th century Delhi, what would that be?

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How did Albert, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, manage to retain their assets/land upon his conversion to Protestantism and become Duke of Prussia? Why would his uncle the Polish king Sigismund I, a Catholic monarch, consent to the assets of a Catholic order being seized?	4	AskHistorians
I was reading a book on Seljuk Turks, and the taxation system for the nomads was one animal per x (hundred etc) in a flock. Was this the same for other steppe societies? What would a typical khan do with all these animals? Were they sold to sedentary societies or kept in an enormous royal flock?	4	AskHistorians
What's the deal with Russian Cossacks, that is, how did 'free' peasants become symbols of Tsarist/modern Russian authoritarianism?	4	AskHistorians
How prevalent is not thinking in words among humans?	3	askscience
Seljuk, the founder of the Seljuk Empire, had sons named Mikail (Michael), Musa (Moses), Yunus (Jonas) and Yusuf (Joseph). These don't seem to be typical Muslim names - was it possible he was Jewish?	3	AskHistorians
At what point did the British monarch make the transition from having some degree of political sway to complete figurehead?	3	AskHistorians
Did Romans believe chickens had special prognosticative powers over other birds? Or did all birds have the ability to tell the future and chickens were just convenient?	3	AskHistorians
Were European bison already rare in Antiquity and Medieval times? Why don't they feature more in old art and literature?	3	AskHistorians
In the Middle Ages, how often did and what proportion of Islamic armies consisted of ghazis i.e. free volunteers fighting for religious purposes?	3	AskHistorians
In William Dalrymple's book The Last Mughal, he quotes Bahadur Shah Zafar's father Akbar II's attempt to disinherit him to the British wherein Akbar claims Zafar has committed a crime "against nature too delicate" to discuss. To the sensibilities of 18-19th century Delhi, what would that be?	3	AskHistorians