AHC: Make Zorastrianism a dominant world religion

Next the Arab Conquest needs to be avoided. The continued existence of a powerful Zoroastrian state can aid proselytization with its hard and soft power. This also means Zoroastrianism will remain competitive in central Asia.

Do we get extra-double-triple bonus point if we suggest a scenario with a POD after the fall of the Sassanian Empire to Arab conquerors? If so, what about the Khazars? I've actually seen the idea suggested once or twice, though generally in the context of a scenario where Islam never arose, or at least where Persia was never conquered by Arabs.

Still, I think the OTL consensus is that the nobility of the Khazars converted to Judaism in order to deflect pressure from both Christian and Muslim powers to convert to their respective faiths. In principle, that role could be fulfilled by Zoroastrianism as well - maybe have some instability in Persia lead to some Zoroastrian leaders getting exiled, and then they spread their faith among the Khazars.

From there, just follow the template of any scenario that leads to a longer lasting/and or bigger Khazar Khaganate. Have their empire expand in the the Caucasus, the Pontic steppe, Central Asia, etc, and do at least a reasonably good job of converting the local populations to Zoroastrianism. This leads to a world where Zoroastrianism has at least tens of millions of followers by the present day despite Persia/Iran being majority Muslim.
 
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