Albert.Nik
Banned
As we all know,Central Asia is one of the crucible points of the World due to its effects later. Spreading of Christianity via Scythia and Persia would have been difficult. But what if in this Alternate timeline,St Thomas influenced Christianity with Hindu-Buddhist Theological and spiritual influence and as a more inclusive religion, spreads quickly from 50-60CE itself all over India and into the Whole Central Asia,converting the Scythians,Tocharians,Sogdians and all the Turkic people into the religion and if possible even the Mongols. This could create a huge sphere of influence with now Byzantine,Roman,Arab,Turkic,Tocharian,Scythian,Sogdian,Burusho,Hunnic,Greek,Bacterial,Afghan peoples would come to the undivided Christian Indian Empire,now they consider as their parent country and the country which "civilized" them to study and learn philosophy,metaphysical subjects,Religion and Science in the grand Cathedrals with circular cities planned around them and become staunch loyalists. India now extends from Parts of Kazakhstan to Kanyakumari. All Central Asian peoples have settled and influenced in India and all Indic peoples have settled in Central Asia too. Central Asia is no longer Nomadic by 150-200CE and is an advanced and a full of life place. Volga Basin is the upper border. India is now a unity in diversity with a intellectually and carefully planned religion maintaining the fabric of society strong and are made of people of all Colors/ethnicities as a quarter each or 20% each in this gigantic nation-state. The huge,rich and fertile Gangetic and Punjab plains supports the Riches of this huge nation-state.
Demographics:
25+% White Eastern Iranian+Tocharian+ some Uralic
~15% Turkic speakers(only Turkic speaking people) who are mostly Eastern Iranian by ansestry like the Tatars today and Hephthalites of the yester years(Sweta Huns).
~45% Indic peoples speaking Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages and in most ways,similar to Indians today minus the Caste System and a bit more mixed/integrated with others due to the absence of Rigid Caste system.
5% Greek,Roman,European(settlers who came as students)
5% West Asian(settlers who came as students)
Religion wise
90% Indian-Asian Christianity(mostly has Panentheistic philosophies and theology of the Dharmic root rather than the West Asian component but Abraham,Isaac,David,Jesus,etc are venerated as messengers and Messiahs along with Demi Gods or assisting/manifested Gods like Vishnu and his avatars,Indra,Shiva,Agni,Iranian and Tocharian dirties and the supreme Timeless,First cause God is called YHWH/Father/Brahman as in the Christianity today and there is also a belief in a type of reincarnation cycle before everyone goes to the Gods residence in Heaven)
5% influenced Buddhism
5% influenced Hinduism
How would this have effects on Europe and later World? Influence on the Roman Empire? Influence on Zoroastrian Iran? Influence on Slavs and Volga Finns and Uralics who'd be a part of this empire in the Northern regions? Influence on China? Influence in the Modern World?
Demographics:
25+% White Eastern Iranian+Tocharian+ some Uralic
~15% Turkic speakers(only Turkic speaking people) who are mostly Eastern Iranian by ansestry like the Tatars today and Hephthalites of the yester years(Sweta Huns).
~45% Indic peoples speaking Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages and in most ways,similar to Indians today minus the Caste System and a bit more mixed/integrated with others due to the absence of Rigid Caste system.
5% Greek,Roman,European(settlers who came as students)
5% West Asian(settlers who came as students)
Religion wise
90% Indian-Asian Christianity(mostly has Panentheistic philosophies and theology of the Dharmic root rather than the West Asian component but Abraham,Isaac,David,Jesus,etc are venerated as messengers and Messiahs along with Demi Gods or assisting/manifested Gods like Vishnu and his avatars,Indra,Shiva,Agni,Iranian and Tocharian dirties and the supreme Timeless,First cause God is called YHWH/Father/Brahman as in the Christianity today and there is also a belief in a type of reincarnation cycle before everyone goes to the Gods residence in Heaven)
5% influenced Buddhism
5% influenced Hinduism
How would this have effects on Europe and later World? Influence on the Roman Empire? Influence on Zoroastrian Iran? Influence on Slavs and Volga Finns and Uralics who'd be a part of this empire in the Northern regions? Influence on China? Influence in the Modern World?
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