Anatolia conquered during the early Islamic conquests

Could all of Anatolia be conquered during the early Islamic conquests

How would this impact the Byzantine empire and the Caliphates

Would the Byzantines fall earlier
 
I tentatively say no as the early caliphates were more concentrated on Persia and Egypt, the latter of which's loss did quite a bit to hamstring the Anatolian based (Eastern) Roman Empire for a time.
 
Could all of Anatolia be conquered during the early Islamic conquests

How would this impact the Byzantine empire and the Caliphates

Would the Byzantines fall earlier

Probably if you made a very optimistic TL in wich there is no Fitna and no tensions in the first two centuries (apart for the obvious power plays), with that you can maximize the arabs conquest and proselytism.
 

Philip

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Couldn't they conquest Anatolia after Fitna, They did lay siege to Constantinople from 674–

Investing Constantinople didn't work out so well for the Sassanids. In that era it's not really an indication of immanent victory. More like an land war in Russia.
 
The Ftinas have no bearing upon hampering the overall goals. In the later periods, such as the 9th century, the Abbasid were still primarily holding the dominant hand in the region of Armenia until 864-869, when Umar al-Aqta was ambushed and killed. Prior to this point, the 837-839 invasion of Anatolia by Caliph al-Mu'tasim was a total success, both in the pitched battles strategic goals and siege battles. The battle of Anzen saw Emperor Theophilos defeated by al-Afshin and the weakening of the alliance between Byzantium and the Khurramiyyah (the defeat of Theophilos caused a rift between the two allies) and al-Mu'tasim himself captured Amorium and sacked the city bringing to Samarra thousands of slaves that year. Byzantium in the next 20 years, would be raided consistently by Umar al-Aqta who was gifted authority of the Emirate of Malatya and led his own band of Arab mujahadeen to raid, pillage and attack the Byzantine ruled Anatolia. This is long after the major fitnas, though Byzantium was able to recover from this setback and would gain the upperhand in 863- (death of Umar al-Aqta and fall of Malatya soon after) 870, the Islamic Caliphate did not need to have to destroy the Byzantine state this early, the Abbasid need only gain more success than what it had in otl, even the survival of Umar al-Aqta means Basil I has a much more difficult situation in his eastern regions than otl.
 
The Ftinas have no bearing upon hampering the overall goals. In the later periods, such as the 9th century, the Abbasid were still primarily holding the dominant hand in the region of Armenia until 864-869, when Umar al-Aqta was ambushed and killed. Prior to this point, the 837-839 invasion of Anatolia by Caliph al-Mu'tasim was a total success, both in the pitched battles strategic goals and siege battles. The battle of Anzen saw Emperor Theophilos defeated by al-Afshin and the weakening of the alliance between Byzantium and the Khurramiyyah (the defeat of Theophilos caused a rift between the two allies) and al-Mu'tasim himself captured Amorium and sacked the city bringing to Samarra thousands of slaves that year. Byzantium in the next 20 years, would be raided consistently by Umar al-Aqta who was gifted authority of the Emirate of Malatya and led his own band of Arab mujahadeen to raid, pillage and attack the Byzantine ruled Anatolia. This is long after the major fitnas, though Byzantium was able to recover from this setback and would gain the upperhand in 863- (death of Umar al-Aqta and fall of Malatya soon after) 870, the Islamic Caliphate did not need to have to destroy the Byzantine state this early, the Abbasid need only gain more success than what it had in otl, even the survival of Umar al-Aqta means Basil I has a much more difficult situation in his eastern regions than otl.
The fitna planted the seeds of the abbassid coup and the shia-sunni rivalry, with the khawarij and berber revolt etc... It isn't mandotory to the success of ismamic conquest, but it's hugely helpful, like an ottoman win in battle of ankara in 1402, losing doesn't mean the end of the empire, but whining means a lot of good and bad things (no military reform).
 
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