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Essentially, if we throw a PoD in that John Komnenos doesn't poison himself, what if the King of Jerusalem was rightfully afraid of invasion, and the next campaign was to take Aleppo, and then all the Crusader States - followed by a campaign against the Zengids and ad-Din to take Damascus and the Euphrates Frontier in Syria, but in order to maintain control and stability within the new territories, rather than typical themes, he creates special themes where

1) Each theme is assigned to either Latin or Muslim religious freedom depending on their prominent group. Complete equality of religious practice within that Theme for the specified faith. This is in exchange for loyalty as part of Roman Themata.
2) All members of the Roman Themata, and their immediate family (wife, children), have freedom of practice throughout the Empire, as long as they have proof of their membership of the Themata.
3) Churches/Mosques within the Theme, of the faith granted privileges in that them, are run by an Archbishop/Grand Imam that is selected by the Patriarch in charge of that territory (Antioch, or Jerusalem, etc).

Could this have ensured the loyalty of these populations and their service in the Thematic system?
Could this have strengthened the Empires forces and finances in the long term?
Could this have survived Manuel? (The other heir has died by this point I think)
What would the reaction of the Muslim and Catholic worlds be?
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