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In jus a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state to South East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen? (2nd try)

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What did weddings between commoners look like in Medieval Europe?

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Is it true that the lack of Achaemenid Persian sources is because of Alexander's sack of Persepolis?

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How Kurdish was Saladin?

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I'm apeasant boy in 800 AD Abbasid Caliphate and I have a dream: to become a famous scholar and serve in the court in Baghdad. Was such a thing feasible, and if so what did the path to becoming a patronized scholar look like?

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Looking for books (preferably available online) about pre-Christian Finland

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How do we know that Darius the Great is the great reformer that he claims he is?

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With a younger age of majority than today, how young could've the average medieval soldier been? Would there be 12- or 14-year olds in the battlefield?

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During the Decolonization of Africa, was there any serious discussion/suggestions for the redrawing of colonial borders?

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How was Mecca governed before Islam? What was their government, and who ruled Mecca?

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In jus a few decades, Taungoo went from a minor city-state to South East Asia's greatest land empire. How did this happen? (2nd try)	9
What did weddings between commoners look like in Medieval Europe?	9
Is it true that the lack of Achaemenid Persian sources is because of Alexander's sack of Persepolis?	9
How Kurdish was Saladin?	9
I'm apeasant boy in 800 AD Abbasid Caliphate and I have a dream: to become a famous scholar and serve in the court in Baghdad. Was such a thing feasible, and if so what did the path to becoming a patronized scholar look like?	9
Looking for books (preferably available online) about pre-Christian Finland	9
How do we know that Darius the Great is the great reformer that he claims he is?	9
With a younger age of majority than today, how young could've the average medieval soldier been? Would there be 12- or 14-year olds in the battlefield?	9
During the Decolonization of Africa, was there any serious discussion/suggestions for the redrawing of colonial borders?	9
How was Mecca governed before Islam? What was their government, and who ruled Mecca?	9