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Alternative history: What would happen if the Normans never conquered Sicily?

Alternative history: What would happen if the Normans never conquered Sicily? Context In 1061, the Normans began to conquer Sicily, and the conquest was led by Roger I's army. Slowly, the rule of the Emirate of Sicily, the Islamic kingdom on the island of Sicily, was weakening. In 1071, Robert Guiscard, a Norman nobleman became one of the belligerents of the conquest, then in 1090, the entire island of Sicily was conquered, then on the next year, Malta was conquered. In 1130, Sicily became a sovereign kingdom ruled by the Hauteville dynasty. Under the kingdom of Sicily, Christians, Muslims and Jews all lived in harmony until Frederick II crushed the rebellion led by Muslims and expelled Muslims from Sicily. But what would happen if the Normans never conquered Sicily? Scenario In the 11th century, it was the era of the Crusades, which was a war on control of the territories surrounding Jerusalem among Islamic kingdoms (mostly Arab) and Christian kingdoms (European). Its effect was n...

Sejarah alternatif: Apa yang terjadi jika Sisilia tidak pernah ditaklukkan oleh bangsa Norman?

Sejarah alternatif: Apa yang terjadi jika Sisilia tidak pernah ditaklukkan oleh bangsa Norman? Konteks Pada tahun 1061, bangsa Norman mulai menaklukkan Sisilia, dan penaklukan tersebut dilakukan oleh pasukan yang dipimpin oleh Roger I. Perlahan-lahan, kekuasaan Emirat Sisilia (kerajaan Islam Sisilia), semakin melemah. Pada tahun 1071, Robert Guiscard, salah seorang bangsawan Norman, mulai terlibat dalam penaklukan Sisilia, kemudian pada tahun 1090, seluruh wilayah pulau Sisilia ditaklukkan, dan pada tahun setelahnya, Malta ditaklukkan. Pada tahun 1130, Sisilia secara resmi menjadi sebuah kerajaan berdaulat yang dikuasai oleh wangsa Hauteville. Di bawah kerajaan Sisilia, umat Kristen, Islam dan Yahudi semua hidup rukun hingga Raja Frederick II menumpas pemberontakan yang dipimpin oleh komunitas Muslim dan mengusir umat Islam dari Sisilia. Tetapi apa yang terjadi jika bangsa Norman tidak pernah menaklukkan Sisilia? Skenario Pada abad ke-11, terjadilah Perang Salib, yakni perang untuk mem...

Alternative history: What if Afghanistan modernised by the 19th century?

Alternative history: What if Afghanistan modernised by the 19th century? Context In the 19th century, Afghanistan was ruled by the Barakzai dynasty. In 1833, the British attempted to conquer Afghanistan by supporting the Durrani dynasty, and they were defeated in 1842, in the First Anglo-Afghan War, then another war involving the British and the Afghans happen between 1878 and 1880. The Second Anglo-Afghan War was won by the British and Quetta became part of British India. In 1919, a war involving the British and the Afghans happened for the third time and it resulted in the Afghans' victory. But what would happen if Afghanistan modernised in 1842 to escape foreign colonialism? Scenario In the real timeline, Emir Dost Mohammad Khan, who was the king of Afghanistan (from the Barakzai dynasty) , was deposed due to the Anglo-Afghan War, and that would also happen in this alternative history secnario. After Emir Dost Mohammad Khan was deposed, the Durrani dynasty came to power for 3 ye...