WI the Mongols had conquered Egypt?

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Thanks now I think i have just about enough info. to start work on a TL of sorts.


But one more question, this Arab exodus would it make it more plausible for the Mongols to convert to Christianity, Hulagu was rather closer to Christianity than Islam so maybe Egypt becomes Nestorian or would that be ASB?

I think Hulegu would hedge his bets if he meant to keep Egypt at all, until it because clear who was more useful.

Muslims provided a LOT of the bureaucracy for the Mongols, whereas the Nestorians were mostly from traditional Mongol warrior clans, who are going to lose relevance in a generation or three.

Who could replace the Muslims? Copts. Greeks. Armenians. Not the Franks though, they had a tough enough time finding administrators of their own. But there has to be strong advantages to converting.

Having Berke die early and the Jochi ulus stay pagan/christian could actually help too, but nothing's guaranteed. In 1260, Islam is glitzy, rich and well-educated, something Christian Eurasia has few answers to.

 

[MarshalBraginsky]

Actually, come to think of it, one of my new TLs had Berke dying early, but the trade off is Nevsky's death. Of course, a Christian Khanate in Egypt is plausible if there is a Christian Golden Horde in addition to a Christian Il-Khanate, though the majority of the bureaucrats in the Il-Khanate are probably Persian Muslims.

 

[Seraphiel]

Also if Hulagu conquers and holds Egypt, how would a Mongol civil war play out once Mongke dies?

 

[scholar]

But would the lack of grassland really stop the Mongols? Wasnt Southern China also made up of terrain that wasnt suited for the Mongol way of warfare?

There the Mongols employed Chinese infantry, and said Chinese infantry was actually used in campaigns in the Middle East (though in far fewer numbers).

 

[Bee]

What sort of religion did the majority of the Mongols at the time follow?

The situation was fluid. The Mongols were shamanists when they set out from Mongolia, but significant numbers converted to other faiths as the empire expanded. Most of the Mongol leaders of the generation of Genghis Khan's grandsons still had the original beliefs, but changes were coming. In particular, in the Golden Horde, Batu (shamanist) was followed by Sartak (Christian, probably Nestorian; reigned about a year), Ulaqchi (unknown; didn't last long) and Berke (Muslim).