WI: Constantine VIII (Basil II's brother) had a male heir?

Something like the Seljuqs I would argue was inevitable. The Turks had been rising in Dar Al Islam, their time had come.

Manzikert was already a fluke in an unstable Byzantine Empire because the Byzantine troops fled early. The most likely outcome would have been a stalemate, with a Byzantine victory being somewhat possible with a POD of 1071.

If the Byzantine Empire had another Basil, there is no way they would lose Anatolia by 1081.

Although, with another Basil, they might have conquered Jerusalem, which could have been lost to the Seljuks at a later time.

But Basil's imperial army was gigantic and could have stopped pretty much any foe that existed on Earth at the time. If maintained it would be almost unstoppable.
 
Manzikert was already a fluke in an unstable Byzantine Empire because the Byzantine troops fled early. The most likely outcome would have been a stalemate, with a Byzantine victory being somewhat possible with a POD of 1071.

If the Byzantine Empire had another Basil, there is no way they would lose Anatolia by 1081.

Although, with another Basil, they might have conquered Jerusalem, which could have been lost to the Seljuks at a later time. But Basil's imperial army was gigantic and could have stopped pretty much any foe that existed on Earth at the time.
There's also bound to be some form of raid.But I agree that if the ERE kept up with it's momentum,it's likely to maul large chunks of territory off the Fatimids just like the Seljuks did.
 

Spengler

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Manzikert was already a fluke in an unstable Byzantine Empire because the Byzantine troops fled early. The most likely outcome would have been a stalemate, with a Byzantine victory being somewhat possible with a POD of 1071.

If the Byzantine Empire had another Basil, there is no way they would lose Anatolia by 1081.

Although, with another Basil, they might have conquered Jerusalem, which could have been lost to the Seljuks at a later time.

But Basil's imperial army was gigantic and could have stopped pretty much any foe that existed on Earth at the time. If maintained it would be almost unstoppable.

I was refeering to a Turkish dominated Iraq, and Iran.
 
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