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According to Islamic tradition, and wikipedia, the axum governor of Yemen unsuccessfully invaded Hejaz. This was about ten years before Muhammad was born. What would have happened had the this subsect of Axum, or a kingdom on its own, conquered the city. Could this have stunted the rise of Islam? How would this have effected Byzantine-Axum relations, would Axum (if it was still in control of this governor of course) be able to move all the way up the arabian coast and create stonger ties with The Eastern Empire? Could Axum have become a major power with continued contact with the western world?
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