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Manicheanism was a branch of Zoroastrianism with influences from buddhism and christianity.
Manichean priests were also popular in the steppes during the time persia was ruled by the arabs and even converted the Ruler of the Uyghurs (in 763) before his heir suppressed the religion. Make it so that manicheanism continues it's spread along the steppes and eventually Russia.