The victory of the pro-imperial Satchou alliance against the Tokugawa bakufu ultimately resulted in the Meiji Restoration of 1868, which set Japan on the path to rapid modernization. This involved the creation of a strong central government centered around the figure of the Emperor and the enforcement of universal conscription, which meant the abolition of feudal domains and ultimately of the samurai as a class (even though many in the new ruling class were former Satsuma or Choushuu samurai).

What were the reasons for some feudal domains to support (Satsuma, Choushuu, Tosa, Hiroshima, etc) and others to oppose (Aizu, Takamatsu, Sendai, Yonezawa, etc) the Meiji Restoration? Did the 1877 Seinan War show that many of the samurai who fiercely supported the Restoration didn't expect it to turn out the way it actually did? Did former clan rivalries survive the end of Japanese feudalism?

I’m just wondering how we know all the info we do about a pandemic from 700 years ago. Thanks!

Is there aything pointing towards their worship by the mycenean Greeks or the Minoans before them? It would make logical sense as a reason the later Greeks had the gods defeat them and seal them in Tartarus.

I mean he didn’t become khan until he was like 50. And he was only Khan for 21 years; meaning he could only have a harem for about two decades. And in the later bits he’d be getting elderly meaning likely less women each day right.

And it’s not like he could spend ALL of his day fucking 24/7 right? Like he had battles to command and locations to ride to.

So how in the world can he fuck SO MANY WOMEN that 1% of the world is related to him

There’s a trope among action movies and TV shows from the 1980s of American forces fighting to rescue and free Americans still held in captivity in Vietnam after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 (Rambo 2, Missing in Action, etc). I’m curious if there have ever been verified cases of such military actions taking place and actually freeing prisoners still being held by the Vietnamese. I’m aware of organizations such as POW/MIA, for whom this idea is the crux of their existence, and that such missions would likely be classified but are there any documented US soldiers who had been held captive and were returned to the states years or decades after the end of the Vietnam War?

I only about Simo Hayha who killed two soviet divisions.

When the British Empire was at its height how did it possibly keep up with the logistics of maintaining itself? If you need gunpowder in New Delhi and 2 frigates in Jamaica and more troops in Hong Kong and some sabres in Australia, how did they hold onto all those disparate places for so long especially when the high end supplies needed could not be produced locally but had to travel from Britain while the threat levels from Britain’s rivals in Europe as well as the local populations was constantly fluid, yet the decision making of what to do about it, took place in London and took weeks or months to communicate back and forth?

I've seen a well-known Croatian historian say that, for the last 30 years, science has moved from a population-based view of the Slavic migration towards the view that it was actually identities and languages that migrated while the population was relatively static.

He added that it was difficult to explain and that simplification tended to fail.

Can someone explain modern views on this issue?

A) I have seen a post about Ulster Scots fighting for the confederacy during the Civil War. I tried to do my own research and apparently Ulster Scots were overrepresented on both sides. Can anyone tell me a little bit more about Ulster Scots in the civil war. I do know the general consensus was that where you were indicated who you fought for. How did Ulster Scots feel knowing they would fight those from their homeland?

B) I have also seen a recent post about the confederacy (or Dixie in general) opposing American independence. To what extent is this true? Could this be due the large immigration population from Ulster Scots who typically have a staunch unionist outlook?

I know she was a contested Queen and only held the crown for 9 days , but why do we not remember her as Queen Jane?

Another thought: Considering much of the development of evolution was done in Europe, where there is a lack of great apes, did natives near them have any differing thoughts on a connection or lack thereof between the two species?

I am currently trying to to find my great great grandfathers military records, I’m just wondering where I could access British military records from the 19th century. Any help is appreciated.

I am looking for the letter pope clement iv sent to the Mongols (1267) I have been able to find the translation of it on Wikipedia but I would like a accessible source on it as the letter on Wikipedia is from rene grousets history of the crusades 3 but I cannot find an English version of the book nor can I find French pdf version of the book. Can someone guide me because my Googlefu is not strong enough.

So basically the argument goes that since many British people migrated to the America in the 18th century, the country experienced a worker shortage. This resulted in a significant increase in labor cost. Since the labor cost rose, people were forced to adopt new experimental manufacturing techniques, to maximize the efficiency of workers and reduce their number to cut the costs.

On the other hand, places like China did not experience any mass migration, and so the cost of labor was low. No point in experimenting with some new technologies when a bunch of peasants can do the work for pennies. And as such Great Britain was the first to experience industrialization.

Is there any credence to this argument? Did Great Britain suffer from a worker shortage in the 18th century, and if so, did it have any influence in starting the industrial revolution?

About Wankel, specifically, is the degree of his friendship with Hitler known? Also, what were the responsibilities of an Obersturmbannführer? It literally translates to "senior assault unit leader," which I doubt Wankel literally was.

Are/were there any Ashkenazi dishes that had Mediterranean or West Asian influences?

I got a History degree from a community college, and unfortunately the syllabus was awful for most subjects. Issues were not explored deeply - or sometimes the material didn’t even touch the surface. I’d like to become a better historian. Which books do you recommend me to read? Which books are essential to historians?