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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?
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