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Why are some states which held relatively small and poor territories, such as Kanem, Ghana, the Aztecs or any number of ancient Mesopotamian states considered 'empires'?

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The Belarusian identity; when and why?

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At what point did the monarchs of the world have a definite understanding that their inbreeding put their descendants at risk of birth defects? Were the connections made by/shortly after the time of Charles II?

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We, as a society, seem to have a surprisingly large selection of historical accounts from antiquity and beyond into the beginnings of recorded history. Where has all of this 'been' for the past millennia, and what prevented (most of) it from being destroyed by the rising and falling of nations?

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What was life as an ordinary sailor during the Age of Sail really like?

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How did the spread of Serbs which led to the Yugoslav Wars occur?

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It is said that French fries got their name when American soldiers eating them in southern Belgium thought they were in France. Even if the cultures were relatively homogenous, would those soldiers really not know/be informed of what country they were in?

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How did the views of Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottomans on their respective minority citizens differ? How did this change how they were governed?

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Where did the black-yellow-white Russian tricolour come from?

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Administrating India, with its massive population, range of hostile topology and deep-seated regional differences, sounds like an absolute nightmare. How did the British go about it?

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Why are some states which held relatively small and poor territories, such as Kanem, Ghana, the Aztecs or any number of ancient Mesopotamian states considered 'empires'?	8	AskHistorians
The Belarusian identity; when and why?	8	AskHistorians
At what point did the monarchs of the world have a definite understanding that their inbreeding put their descendants at risk of birth defects? Were the connections made by/shortly after the time of Charles II?	8	AskHistorians
We, as a society, seem to have a surprisingly large selection of historical accounts from antiquity and beyond into the beginnings of recorded history. Where has all of this 'been' for the past millennia, and what prevented (most of) it from being destroyed by the rising and falling of nations?	8	AskHistorians
What was life as an ordinary sailor during the Age of Sail really like?	8	AskHistorians
How did the spread of Serbs which led to the Yugoslav Wars occur?	8	AskHistorians
It is said that French fries got their name when American soldiers eating them in southern Belgium thought they were in France. Even if the cultures were relatively homogenous, would those soldiers really not know/be informed of what country they were in?	8	AskHistorians
How did the views of Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottomans on their respective minority citizens differ? How did this change how they were governed?	7	AskHistorians
Where did the black-yellow-white Russian tricolour come from?	6	AskHistorians
Administrating India, with its massive population, range of hostile topology and deep-seated regional differences, sounds like an absolute nightmare. How did the British go about it?	6	AskHistorians