How plausible would it be for the Umayyad Caliphate to collapse sometime in the late 600s or early 700s into utter anarchy?
How plausible are the following as a result of this:
1. Independent Coptic Egypt or
2. Byzantine reconquest of Egypt
3. Independent Christian Assyria
4. New Zoroastrian Persia (or many Persian kingdoms?)
5. Jewish/pagan/Christian or even Muslim Berber kingdoms?
What would be the fate of Arabia?
What would be the overall outcome for both the Muslims and Arabs living in Arabia and in the lands of the former Caliphate, as well as the Christians, Zoroastrians and others who would still be the vast majority in their own lands?
Would Islamic powers ever be able to expand again if Christians and Zoroastrians did manage to take back control of their lands?
How plausible are the following as a result of this:
1. Independent Coptic Egypt or
2. Byzantine reconquest of Egypt
3. Independent Christian Assyria
4. New Zoroastrian Persia (or many Persian kingdoms?)
5. Jewish/pagan/Christian or even Muslim Berber kingdoms?
What would be the fate of Arabia?
What would be the overall outcome for both the Muslims and Arabs living in Arabia and in the lands of the former Caliphate, as well as the Christians, Zoroastrians and others who would still be the vast majority in their own lands?
Would Islamic powers ever be able to expand again if Christians and Zoroastrians did manage to take back control of their lands?