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From a Macro level it seems like Christianity and Islam were slowly coming to terms with each other in terms of parity or even some slight Christian gains--until the arrival of the Seljuks and later Turkish conquerors. They up-ended the applecart as it were and using the advantages of range and mobility inherent in horse archers and later strong organization, revitalized the expansion and power of Islam. People like Ap Arslan, Malik Shah, Osman, Mahmud of Ghazan, Zengi and Nuradin, Baybars, Timur, Babur and Akbar etc. all had ties to the Turks, Turkish or Turkicized warriors in their armies or bloodlines or in some other way.

So what happens if for whatever reason, the Turkic peoples of Central Asia never convert to Islam? I don't care if they become Buddhist, Nestorian, Zoroastrian or some other mix. Make the Turkish clans and warrior inaccessible and/or hostile to Islam.

What are the effects?
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