DIFFERING TIMELINES: THE RISING OF THE ISLAMIC CALIPHATE

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THE BEGINNINGS: THE UNIFICATION OF ARABIAN PENINSULA (633-635 CE)

 

Welcome to a new series of alternate history with Crusader Kings II !!!

 

We are currently playing with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the leader and successor of the Arabic Sultanate and Caliph of the Muslims.

 

The first mission entrusted is the liberation of the Arabian Duchy, which, in 633 CE, when the game starts, is held by a vassal of the Persian (Sasanid) Empire. In the alternate history I create, the war to conquer the last part of the Arabian Sultanate began in 633 CE.

 

On April 3, 633 CE, the war began, and our troops are ready to fight to expand the borders of the nascent Caliphate, and the contested territories will be ours very soon, as you can see from the picture below.



Some months later, in September, as you can see from the picture below, our troops begin to occupy the Arabian lands still held by the Persian Emperor.



The main battle takes place in the province of Al-Ula, and is a very easy catch for our soldiers; as you can see, the difference is stunning!




After a series of victories, the war is over and the contested lands are ready to be part of the Caliphate!





In fact, the superiority of our forces allows us to end the war in less than 2 years; in July 635, the borders of the Caliphate changed accordingly.

 



Our next goal is the conquest of Mesopotamia, let’s see what happens next; for the moment, if you want to see what happened ,have a look at the video on the Youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BEW2AZ8sxg


Or just watch it here on the blog:



 

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IN THE NEXT POST, I’LL UNCOVER THE CONQUEST OF MESOPOTAMIA, THE SECOND EPISODE OF THE ISLAMIC CALIPHATE ALTERNATE HISTORY WITH HISTORY CRAFTER AND CRUSADER KINGS II !!!





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