I've always been fascinated by the Kushan- the second ever and arguably the greatest explicitly Buddhist polity of late antiquity, headed by lightly hellenized Indo-Europeans from Central Asia- strange and wonderful architecture et cetera.
As such, I'm deeply interested in trying to extend their already considerable lifespan much more than it already was, especially because I just really like the modern nation of Kušan and want to wank the eponymous empire- so, what if they had converted to Islam? Instead of holding on to Buddhism and enduring attack after attack from the Dar-al-Islam until they were broken, they could've survived even longer and maybe even headed west, conquering the caliphate and making it a figure institution as the Buyids did (they were considerably greater).
Thoughts are appreciated?
As such, I'm deeply interested in trying to extend their already considerable lifespan much more than it already was, especially because I just really like the modern nation of Kušan and want to wank the eponymous empire- so, what if they had converted to Islam? Instead of holding on to Buddhism and enduring attack after attack from the Dar-al-Islam until they were broken, they could've survived even longer and maybe even headed west, conquering the caliphate and making it a figure institution as the Buyids did (they were considerably greater).
Thoughts are appreciated?
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