arabian peninsula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Saudi_Arabian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt A group of Saudi Air Force officers, inspired by the wave of republican coups that toppled several Arab monarchies from the 1950s onward, attempted to do the same in their own country. Their plan was to hijack some...

This is a simple question really, is there a way that the Arabian peninsula could become majority some religion other than Islam, while the faith itself remains a significant presence in another part of the world?

So, in an ATL where Britain stays out of WWI (German respect of Belgium, better pre-war relations with Germany, an earlier Irish imbroglio, etc), what chance is there that London would still try something in the Ottoman Empire? I would assume a July Crisis that sees Britain “Happily...”...

Is there any way for the world to end up with a heavily Indianized Arabian Peninsula? Obviously, Indian culture heavily influenced Indochina and Indonesia, so we know that the cultural dominance could happen, but how would it come about? Arabia appears to be about the same distance over water as...

In 1744, Muhammad bin Saud forged an alliance with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the founder of Wahhabism, and became a member of the sect. This alliance between the Wahhabis and the House of Saud lasted for more than two centuries, and is still active today. What if bin Saud never allied with...

What if, instead of reestablishing the Abbasid Caliphate in Cairo, where the Mamluks took over, the Abbasids move the Caliphate back to Mecca, or another City in the Arabian Peninsula? Could this secure the survival of the Abbasid caliphate? Would they contest with the Mamluk Egyptians, and the...

So, how can we make it so that the communist Dhofar Rebellion that occurred in the gulf Arab state of Oman succeeds in toppling the government of the emir, after beating the Omani military and associated British SAS in the time period between the 1960’s and early 70’s? Assuming Oman does go...

Britain and France backstabbed the arabs in the Sykes-Picot agreement after WW1. The Kingdom of Hejaz, which was a British protectorate of sorts, refused to sign a friendship treaty because of said backstab. Due to this the British didn't intervene when another British Client, the Sauds, invaded...

Does anyone know any good sites where I can learn pre-islamic Arabian history and maybe how to make the names I'm planning on making a timeline and would greatly appreciate any knowledge you have to spare since my knowledge of Arabia is the definition of scant.

Is it possible for the Qarmatian state in Arabia, which lasted from the late 9th till the late 10th centuries, to linger for a bit longer? From what i can discern of them, they were an apocalyptic, very radical Shia Muslim sect, who were bent on avenging Ali's death no matter the cost. Their...

This map somewhat describes what I want, sans Iran. With a post 1945 POD, how could an Arabian country comprise of all the countries colored in brown and green, sans Iran? You can ignore Israel if you want.

Saudi Arabia is a big influence on our lives due to their control of rich oil fields and their ties to Wahhabisim (given its connection to the House of Saud.) Of course, the Sauds didn't always control Arabia. They ended up getting Arabia under them in 1921 when they took Ha'il. But what if...

Was there a leader, entire tribe or Kingdom within Arabia that had the ambition or the ability to create an Arab Empire before the Arab Muslim empire of the Rashidun Caliphate? By Arab Empire I mean the unification of the Arab people, likely against a common enemy like the Egyptian, Seleciuds...

How likely is it that the Arabs can confederate in the 400s or 500s and strike the Romans in that time of crisis? What sort of POD would allow for the unification of Arabia before Islam?

During the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate, Arabia proper lost much military and economic significance in the Middle East, though it retained religious importance. The peninsula was not united again for a long time. This remained the case until the rise of the Saudi Emirate of Diriyah in the...