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As a Bengali (an Indo-European ethnic group) originating from Chittagong, how much ancestry do I may have from the original Proto-indo-Europeans who lived in the Pontic Steppes?

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During the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Great Britain, while English is derived from the languages of Angles, where there any "Saxon" languages spoken by Saxons, which may have become ultimately replaced by Old English/Anglish?

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Is the Mughal Empire "India", in the same way Qing dynasty was China?

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How exactly did the Mughal land revenue system worked? Was it effective? Did it negatively impact the peasants?

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What really differentiates a 'non-colonial' empire and 'colonial' empire?

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Why are historical states not referred to as "countries"?

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Before the British, were Indians aware of the linguistic connections between themselves? Did the Indo-Aryan speakers think the Dravidians were completely different from theirs?

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Were Viking colonies in Greenland and Americas under Norwegian sovereignty?

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What really defines a colony? What make's Cape Colony or Colony of New York (both British and Dutch) colonies, while Florida Territory (US) not a colony?

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Since it was the East India Company that conquered and controlled India until 1858, was the British government itself interested in colonizing India?

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As a Bengali (an Indo-European ethnic group) originating from Chittagong, how much ancestry do I may have from the original Proto-indo-Europeans who lived in the Pontic Steppes?	6
During the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Great Britain, while English is derived from the languages of Angles, where there any "Saxon" languages spoken by Saxons, which may have become ultimately replaced by Old English/Anglish?	6
Is the Mughal Empire "India", in the same way Qing dynasty was China?	5
How exactly did the Mughal land revenue system worked? Was it effective? Did it negatively impact the peasants?	5
What really differentiates a 'non-colonial' empire and 'colonial' empire?	5
Why are historical states not referred to as "countries"?	5
Before the British, were Indians aware of the linguistic connections between themselves? Did the Indo-Aryan speakers think the Dravidians were completely different from theirs?	5
Were Viking colonies in Greenland and Americas under Norwegian sovereignty?	4
What really defines a colony? What make's Cape Colony or Colony of New York (both British and Dutch) colonies, while Florida Territory (US) not a colony?	4
Since it was the East India Company that conquered and controlled India until 1858, was the British government itself interested in colonizing India?	4