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The Neo-Byzantine Empire was the most military powerful empire of the Early Modern world. Claiming the imperial mantle despite its Turkish heritage, it not only restored the old imperial borders but even conquering the holy places of Islam. Its only real enemy was the Ottoman Persians (founded by Osman, a warlord who conquered Iran) and, later, the Catholic Europeans. It only collapsed in 1923 after the First Universal War.

Here's a map of the NBE:



What if the empire was Muslim? Would it still be considered Roman?
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