With the latest possible POD, have a non-Abrahamic religion become dominant* in Europe.
* As dominant as Christianity in OTL.
* As dominant as Christianity in OTL.
With the latest possible POD, have a non-Abrahamic religion become dominant* in Europe.
* As dominant as Christianity in OTL.
It may be "one religion" in the loose sense that Hinduism is one religion. Or it may be a uniform creed. It may be eclectic, or not. It can be anything, as long as it is dominant in Europe and unrelated to the Abrahamic faiths.
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Well I'd say with a POD in 130 A.d,with the death of Hadrians favorite Antinous,and the founding of the very peace loving religion that resulted in the deification of Antinous it does as in the original time line becomes very popular and is spread to all corners of the Roman empire and eventually to all parts of Europe becaoming the dominate religion.partly because it was able to syncretize with other religions easily.
My candidate would be one of the Roman Emperors creating a mystery cult that had mass appeal while simultaneously reinforcing imperial power.
Frankly, I can't really see Buddhism gaining dominance in Europe. My candidate would be one of the Roman Emperors creating a mystery cult that had mass appeal while simultaneously reinforcing imperial power.
Frankly, I can't really see Buddhism gaining dominance in Europe.
That's way too late. Even if the Mongols do conquer all of Europe (which they didn't OTL), they never really made much religious impact on their subjects. Wherever they went, they largely relied on preexisting local infrastructures to govern, and often exerted only loose control over their nominal territory. That's not a recipe for forcing mass conversion.Mongolians conquer Europe, then go Buddhist. Or keep their native beliefs and become a pro-converting faith.
That's way too late. Even if the Mongols do conquer all of Europe (which they didn't OTL), they never really made much religious impact on their subjects. Wherever they went, they largely relied on preexisting local infrastructures to govern, and often exerted only loose control over their nominal territory. That's not a recipe for forcing mass conversion.
By that point, both Christianity and Islam had fairly solid hierarchies and attachments in the local population. They also had significant histories of surviving persecution. You can't just have random Mongol say "you are all now Buddhist" and expect anyone to go along with it. More likely, some other Mongol curries favor with the locals by adopting Christianity/Islam, and seizes power himself. There's a reason that OTL the Mongols generally converted to whatever the local religion was.
Obvious one is the last few Pagan Roman emperors successfully forcing the old faith on the empire and holding back the tide of Christianity.
Such an action by Julian or any other emperor would probably result in civil war.
Such an action by Julian or any other emperor would probably result in civil war.