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Did European royal houses and Asian royal houses intermarry? If not, have such marriages ever been proposed or seriously considered?

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Why did Mongolia succeed in seceding from China while Tibet and Xinjiang, despite foreign support and several attempts, fail?

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In Japan, there are nationalists who openly deny the Japanese WWII war crimes such as the Rape of Nanking, whereas Holocaust denial is made illegal in Germany. What made the difference?

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In the Statute in Restraint of Appeals (1532), it is declared that "this realm of England is an Empire". What does the "empire" mean in this context?

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Today, Karl Marx's influence on socialism seems monumental. How did Marx's ideas become so influential within the socialist movement?

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Can there be genocides before nation states? Is the mass slaughtering of some tribe by a another tribe in ancient world considered as genocide?

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Methodologically speaking, is it possible to show that an ancient society that left no (known) written records was actually literate? Are there examples for such societies?

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After the partition, India was able to maintain a civilian government whereas Pakistan had less success in this regard. What caused the difference?

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How did the Teutonic Order run their state? How was the government of the State of Teutonic Order organized, if there was any government at all?

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Can the concept of colonialism be applied to premodern era? Is the colonization of Egypt and Asia by the Greeks during the Hellenistic era considered colonialism?

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Did European royal houses and Asian royal houses intermarry? If not, have such marriages ever been proposed or seriously considered?	985
Why did Mongolia succeed in seceding from China while Tibet and Xinjiang, despite foreign support and several attempts, fail?	585
In Japan, there are nationalists who openly deny the Japanese WWII war crimes such as the Rape of Nanking, whereas Holocaust denial is made illegal in Germany. What made the difference?	88
In the Statute in Restraint of Appeals (1532), it is declared that "this realm of England is an Empire". What does the "empire" mean in this context?	52
Today, Karl Marx's influence on socialism seems monumental. How did Marx's ideas become so influential within the socialist movement?	50
Can there be genocides before nation states? Is the mass slaughtering of some tribe by a another tribe in ancient world considered as genocide?	49
Methodologically speaking, is it possible to show that an ancient society that left no (known) written records was actually literate? Are there examples for such societies?	41
After the partition, India was able to maintain a civilian government whereas Pakistan had less success in this regard. What caused the difference?	39
How did the Teutonic Order run their state? How was the government of the State of Teutonic Order organized, if there was any government at all?	38
Can the concept of colonialism be applied to premodern era? Is the colonization of Egypt and Asia by the Greeks during the Hellenistic era considered colonialism?	35