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Hi, everyone. I'm a long-time lurker here. With respect to Alexandrine AHs, I was wondering what would compel Alexander, given his survival, to spare India for the most part and embark on the rest of his mission at peace with India. Alternatively, could his empire, or even he himself, convert to Buddhism without the missionary actions of the Mauryan Empire after Asoka?
Essentially, I want to construct a timeline in which the Hellenistic civilization controls most or all of the world (with a lot of the rest going to a stronger Mauryan or post-Mauryan empire, if it comes into existence) and the dominant religion is Buddhism. The Hellenistic civilization need not be a single, centralized government for the whole timeline, but could fracture into many states as in the real timeline.
A side point is the development of technology following the inventions of Hero of Alexandria or some alternate timeline analogue, such as the use of steam.
The end point in my imagination, further down the road, is something of a steampunk Buddhist-Hellenistic world.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
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