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I'm a German or French commoner heading towards the Holy Land during the First, Second or Third Crusades. How much do I know about the Levant and Islam?

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Between Darius and Darius II, Achaemenid inscriptions only invoke Ahura Mazda by name. Starting from Artaxerxes II, they also invoke Anahita and Mithra. What happened?

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How did the Tang and Song Chinese view the Abbasids and Islam?

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What caused the Turkic migrations? In the 7th century, they seemingly were mostly confined to the steppes. By the 11th century, Turkic states, mercenaries and slave-soldiers were everywhere throughout the Middle East and dominated the political scene. What happened?

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The year is 1000 AD. What differences are there between the Islam in Cordoba and the Islam in Baghdad?

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An Lushan, famous rebel against the Tang Empire, was an ethnic Sogdian. Sogdia at the time was an eclectic mix of religions including Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Iranic polytheism. Do we know anything about An Lushan's religious beliefs?

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What do non-Greek sources tell us about Cyrus the Great? Do they match up with the Greek sources?

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To what extent was South Vietnam a colonial puppet state as claimed by North Vietnam?

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Were the various East India "Companies" corporations in the modern sense of the word?

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In Crusader Kings 2 and Europa Universalis 4, Islamic states are stated as not feudal but something called the "Iqta system". Just what was the Iqta system and how did it differ from European styles of governance?

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I'm a German or French commoner heading towards the Holy Land during the First, Second or Third Crusades. How much do I know about the Levant and Islam?	20	AskHistorians
Between Darius and Darius II, Achaemenid inscriptions only invoke Ahura Mazda by name. Starting from Artaxerxes II, they also invoke Anahita and Mithra. What happened?	20	AskHistorians
How did the Tang and Song Chinese view the Abbasids and Islam?	20	AskHistorians
What caused the Turkic migrations? In the 7th century, they seemingly were mostly confined to the steppes. By the 11th century, Turkic states, mercenaries and slave-soldiers were everywhere throughout the Middle East and dominated the political scene. What happened?	20	AskHistorians
The year is 1000 AD. What differences are there between the Islam in Cordoba and the Islam in Baghdad?	20	AskHistorians
An Lushan, famous rebel against the Tang Empire, was an ethnic Sogdian. Sogdia at the time was an eclectic mix of religions including Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Iranic polytheism. Do we know anything about An Lushan's religious beliefs?	20	AskHistorians
What do non-Greek sources tell us about Cyrus the Great? Do they match up with the Greek sources?	19	AskHistorians
To what extent was South Vietnam a colonial puppet state as claimed by North Vietnam?	19	AskHistorians
Were the various East India "Companies" corporations in the modern sense of the word?	19	AskHistorians
In Crusader Kings 2 and Europa Universalis 4, Islamic states are stated as not feudal but something called the "Iqta system". Just what was the Iqta system and how did it differ from European styles of governance?	19	AskHistorians