Fatimids have an empire, gold, and slaves soldiers who are most likely better quality troops, they tried to take andalusia during their peak i.e. this period.
An army that big cannot be sustained for an offensive war food wise or money, the fatimids will cut the trade routes they had a powerful navy as well. Some of the hired hired priates and mercs could be bought off. Also alot of those pirates will be shia as they might be coming from yeman, i fouvt they wpuld want to destroy their caplihate.It was 450K including conscripts asnd mercenaries recruited to put down the revolts, and the navy was 100 ships, and two thirds of the sailors were mercenaries or hired pirates.
Sources ?Also, her empire was filthy rich. She could always afford more mercenaries, so manpower wouldn't be an issue.
Well, Let's go with that. I'm fine with the highly-unlikely. Just not the impossible. And as for the dubiousness of Yodit existing, I picked her becuase the time where the Jewish Gideon dynasty held the Imperial throne was stated to have started with her takeover. So… Just what if the Gideons were able to return to Israel before the Saracens took over? I guess I can restructure this to begin with a challenge: Gideons take control of the Holy Land, Sinai, and Jordan before the Saracens can take over, the Gideon dynasty abdicates the throne of Abyssinia to rule over the new restored Jewish kingdom, and they have enough time to complete the third temple and restore the High Priesthood before the Saracens arrive.Yeah, the only possible way that this might work would be if the Fatimids get stopped in Tunisia and the decline of the Abbasids is far messier abd bloodier than iotl.
Good question.
The Jewish population in the conquered homeland would likely revolt against the Fatimids, and Abyssinia had a massive army at the time. Having to put down revolts and repel a massive army would likely prove too much for the Fatimids, and I believe Yodit would indeed be able to proclaim herself Queen of Israel. As for the Christians, that's a tougher one. I'm pretty sure there'd be a constant back and forth with her dynasty (the Gideon royal house) getting kicked out by invading forces and having to reclaim it over and over. This is why I see it as an interesting idea. Taking it is one thing, but holding it is another. A three way conflict over the holy land makes it far more interesting.