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Did Mozarabs see the Reconquista kingdoms as liberators, or invaders?

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According to Wikipedia, Andalusian rulers' "religious indifference" was detested by Muslim clerics who declared a fatwa against them, justifying the Almoravid conquest. What did this "religious indifference" entail?

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How did Taungoo under Bayinnaung conquer most of mainland Southeast Asia?

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Realistically, why would Muhammad's teachings have been controversial for the Meccans? Wasn't monotheistic religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism already present in the city?

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Pierre Briant's From Cyrus to Alexander is nearly 30 years old now - Is there really no newer equivalent?

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Why were republics (or at least governments calling itself one) were limited to (relatively) small states throughout medieval Europe?

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How centralized was the Sassanid Empire?

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What did Buddhism in the Srivijaya Empire look like? How widespread was it among the common folk?

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I'm a common peasant in 1000 AD Persia, and I have a dream: to become a great scholar and study in Baghdad's House of Wisdom. How achievable is this, and what is the journey/process like?

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How does Shi'a Islam interpret the rapid conquests under the first three Rashidun Caliphs and the Umayyad Caliphate, and the "Islamic Golden Age" under the Abbasid Caliphate?

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Did Mozarabs see the Reconquista kingdoms as liberators, or invaders?	13
According to Wikipedia, Andalusian rulers' "religious indifference" was detested by Muslim clerics who declared a fatwa against them, justifying the Almoravid conquest. What did this "religious indifference" entail?	13
How did Taungoo under Bayinnaung conquer most of mainland Southeast Asia?	13
Realistically, why would Muhammad's teachings have been controversial for the Meccans? Wasn't monotheistic religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism already present in the city?	13
Pierre Briant's From Cyrus to Alexander is nearly 30 years old now - Is there really no newer equivalent?	12
Why were republics (or at least governments calling itself one) were limited to (relatively) small states throughout medieval Europe?	12
How centralized was the Sassanid Empire?	12
What did Buddhism in the Srivijaya Empire look like? How widespread was it among the common folk?	11
I'm a common peasant in 1000 AD Persia, and I have a dream: to become a great scholar and study in Baghdad's House of Wisdom. How achievable is this, and what is the journey/process like?	11
How does Shi'a Islam interpret the rapid conquests under the first three Rashidun Caliphs and the Umayyad Caliphate, and the "Islamic Golden Age" under the Abbasid Caliphate?	11