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Thats ambitious, even by my standards. The nice thing about the Vistula-Carpathian border is its relatively short.
Charles Martel dies before the Battle of Tours. Muslim forces defeat the Franks and conquer everything west of the Rhine. Shortly later they cross the channel and conquer England. Then they move across the Rhine conquering modern day Germany and Poland. At this point power is consoldated and a European Caliph is named. He looks to secure power by invading Italy. Following the conquest of Italy, the Muslim conquerors move through the Balkans before converging on Byzantium where the ERE falls before an allied Muslim armies from the east and west. Sometime around 1000 AD Europe is under the rule of a muslim Caliphate.
You never said it had to be a Christian entity![]()
Nice one, but in reality the force which Charles Martel defeated was a raiding party searching for loot, not for land to conquer.
Nice one, but in reality the force which Charles Martel defeated was a raiding party searching for loot, not for land to conquer.
Thats the Moorish propaganda. The Frankish line is that it was an invasion. Both sides have a reason to push their side. But, if the Muslims faced no serious resistance, why wouldn't they invade?
Thats the Moorish propaganda. The Frankish line is that it was an invasion. Both sides have a reason to push their side. But, if the Muslims faced no serious resistance, why wouldn't they invade?
Because robbing people and ruling over them are two very different things and robbing is easier and means that they don't have more christians who don't want to be ruled by muslims added to their already christian heavy empire. Resources that would be spent to take French lands would be better spent securing everything west and south of the Pyrenees. And if they conquer the place then they loose the impressive racket they have looting the defenseless Christians.
Nice one, but in reality the force which Charles Martel defeated was a raiding party searching for loot, not for land to conquer.
Why was Spain and France different than Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Persia etc? I know why those areas were vulnerable to conquest. But why were they converted whereas the Franks would not?
Because Muslims where thinner on the ground in Al-Andalus than they where in the heartland of the Caliphate. It would be biting off more than they could reasonably chew and it's telling that even in Syria, Egypt and Iran large pre-islamic religious groups still exist in much of the country.