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Earlier, I posted a scenario about the Coptic Revolt of 725 driving the Arabs from Egypt. This got me thinking about a possible domino of rebellions in other parts of the Islamic Empire. After all, it would occur near a crisis point in the Caliphate's internal stability (The Abbasid Revolution), and would have Egypt's example to highlight the possibility.

This also got me thinking about the Dabuyids, a rump Zoroastrian state that hung on in Tabaristan well into the VIII Century. What if they went on the offensive as the tide receded and reconquered all of Persia?

What would this new Zoroastrian dynasty look like? What would be the aftermath of its conquest? How would it affect the future of Iran and Eurasia in general?
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