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How plausible would it be to see an independent or semi-independent polity developing in the Middle East during the medieval period where the religion of the state is one of the branches of Islam, but the ruling class is culturally Assyrian? Would it be possible for the Assyrians to adopt Islam like the Kurds did? I don't think that Christianity is essential to their cultural identity considering they were independent for thousands of years without Christianity.