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How modernized was Qajar Iran in the 19th century compared to European states?

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What's the consensus on whether Amina of Zazzau, Hausa warrior-queen, really existed? If she did, when did she exist and what did she do?

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How helpful has oral tradition been in reconstructing the political history of Africa?

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In just a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state into South-East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen?

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Why could no Javanese empire subjugate Sunda?

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Did medieval Muslims understand the division between Latin and Greek churches?

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I am a Janissary under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. What are the chances that I would be able to meet with my birth Christian family? How would I (likely a Bektashi sufi) be received?

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In the Late Medieval and Early Modern period, how prominent was Scottish Gaelic within Scotland, and how did the elite see the language?

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How did Ramesses II become equated with the Pharaoh of the Exodus in popular culture?

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In just a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state into South-East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen?

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How modernized was Qajar Iran in the 19th century compared to European states?	16
What's the consensus on whether Amina of Zazzau, Hausa warrior-queen, really existed? If she did, when did she exist and what did she do?	16
How helpful has oral tradition been in reconstructing the political history of Africa?	16
In just a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state into South-East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen?	16
Why could no Javanese empire subjugate Sunda?	15
Did medieval Muslims understand the division between Latin and Greek churches?	15
I am a Janissary under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. What are the chances that I would be able to meet with my birth Christian family? How would I (likely a Bektashi sufi) be received?	15
In the Late Medieval and Early Modern period, how prominent was Scottish Gaelic within Scotland, and how did the elite see the language?	15
How did Ramesses II become equated with the Pharaoh of the Exodus in popular culture?	15
In just a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state into South-East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen?	15