/u/megami-hime's posts in /r/askhistorians
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Were the Umayyad clan really the hostile enemies to Muhammad in his lifetime as in traditional narratives, or is this an Abbasid fabrication?
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The Fatimid Caliphate and the Hashashin Order were of the Ismai'li sect of Shi'ism whereas modern Iran is of the Twelver sect. How does modern Iran view these former entities?
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The Logistics of Zheng He: How was Zheng He able to pay, accommodate and feed his massive fleet so far away from home?
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What do non-Greek sources tell us about the Achaemened Empire? How do they compare to Greek sources?
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A Czech friend once compared Habsburg rule of Bohemia to being a colony or protectorate, how true is this sentiment?
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What do we know about the wives and daughters of Abbasid caliphs? How much influence did they have within the empire?
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