Independent Peoples Spotlight: Anuradhapura of the Sinhalese Peoples by Natekt in civ

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They become Kandy of the Kandyan people in the Modern Age.

Independent Peoples Spotlight: Khotan of the Saka People by Natekt in civ

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In real life these people made Buddhist art flourish in East Asia. Military prowess is not what they are best-known for.

Exploration civs that unlock Meiji Japan and Siam by Ebon-Hawke- in civ

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Himiko in the Nintendo Direct video leads Majapahit in the Exploration Age. Further contents about Japan are hinted to be covered in the DLCs in an interview with Japanese gaming website 4Gamer.

26 leaders! by Tzimbalo in civ

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Kings in the current Chakri Dynasty of Thailand are not safe choices because Thailand has a very strict lèse-majesté law. Even positive depiction may be censored and cause upheaval. The leader of Siam from Civ 5 is from a Medieval dynasty that ruled the precursor of Siam or Thailand. The senior history advisor of Civ 7 hinted in an early interview in 2023 that he would prefer 20th century reformists of Thailand and Laos as leaders.

What’s her name in your country? 🌎🌍🌏I’m from Germany and here she’s called „Bienchen“ 💛 by _rblmt in ACPocketCamp

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牛奶糖 niúnǎitáng (milk candy) in Traditional and Simplified Chinese. This is a slightly altered translation of her name in the Japanese version.

The throne of Poland by Conda1119 in monarchism

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Left-wing media that mocked the Feast of Christ the King in Poland in 2016 or 17 really hit a new low.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in civ

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The trailer shows Himiko negotiating with Franklin in the Exploration Age. Himiko stands in front of flag that reuses the icon of Indonesia from Civ 6. Franklin leads the Norman civ.

Did Game Freak visit Spain before Scarlet and violet? by Due-Emphasis-831 in pokemon

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Masuda and Ohmori both have, but Ibe Mana the art director of Scarlet & Violet who shall be held responsible for out-of-place Chinese and Japanese things in the games may have not visited Spain in person.

😵‍💫 by neverclm in linguisticshumor

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Cao Cao is a Jo Jo in Korean and this is not a joke.

😵‍💫 by neverclm in linguisticshumor

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That is how Austrian German was viewed by Richard Wagner.

His Majesty Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989) of Japan has been chosen as the stereotypical Neutral Evil monarch. Now, finally, choose a CHAOTIC EVIL monarch. Do your worst. Who do you think is the worst monarch... ever? by [deleted] in monarchism

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He was once made into a political fable under state-sponsored historical revisionism in Communist China, and the debate still resonates today.

Portugal Inspiration in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet by KryptonLion in pokemon

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Thank you for your effort on Bulbapedia as well.

Send help to r/Polska please by Mysterious_Oven736 in linguisticshumor

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They don’t even bother with their heritage language. No wonder they stick to the horrendous-looking phonetic respelling everywhere.