DIFFERING TIMELINES: THE PERSIAN EMPIRE PART 1
In the proposed simulation, the historical timeline has been considerably changed; in fact, as you can see from the picture below, the Persian Empire wiped out the Muslim Caliphate, changing the course of history. The first picture below is the map of the Caliphate under Caliph Utman, in 654, which, as you can see, comprises the former Persian Empire; the second is the map of our simulation: (copyright Mohammad Adil, Wikipedia Commons) As you can see in 654, the Caliphate disappeared from the map; as a consequence, the Muslims did not conquest the Persian Empire. The Samanids, our dinasty in the game, kept controlling the Empire and did not become vassals of anyone. The dynastic succession can be appreciated in this picture: A comparison between the historical and simulated timeline is provided below: As you can easily see from the chart above, the course of history was changed, and the Persian Empire staid strong and independent; is this a plausible hypotyhesis? probably not... H...