coptic

How feasible is it for an independent Coptic Egypt to have its rulers call themselves Pharaoh and style themselves as a new dynasty? I imagine it wouldn't be easy due to the affiliation with paganism.

No empire remains powerful forever. Even if the Byzantines survived the Turkish invasions, it was likely that something would go wrong eventually. Even so, any empire that manages to last longer than they were supposed to will create massive changes to the future. If the Byzantines manage to...

Let's say that in a no-Islam scenario, the Arabs unite under Nestorianism instead and still go through a period of conquest. While Nestorianism could spread to most places with little problem, would they have that same success in Egypt? Can Nestorianism become the religion of majority as Islam...

Background Info: Before the Muslim Conquest of Egypt (639-646) by the Rashidun Caliphate, the Copts made up the majority of Egypt since the 3rd century. After the conquest took place, the Arabs settled in Egypt bringing along the religion of Islam with them. The Copts faced persecution and...

What if a Christian Coptic dynasty of Egypt comes into power sometime in the Middle Ages, either from a successful Crusader kingdom gone native or a successful invasion of Egypt by the Mongols? How thoroughly could they re-Coptify Egypt, and how would this affect Ethiopia and Nubia, the Eastern...

IOTL, Miaphysite Christianity was (and still is) the primary sect followed by early medieval Christians located in Egypt and Syria, and eventually formed the basis of Coptic theological belief. It was part of significant political plays within the Byzantine Empire prior to the Muslim conquests...

With a POD after 661 CE, come up with a scenario where Egypt is majority Muslim but largely speaks the Coptic language (akin to how Persia is Muslim but retained it's language and culture). Bonus points if the Egyptians use the Coptic alphabet (instead of a modified form of Arabic script) to...