History Learner
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Basically, achieve the reverse of what happened OTL (or maintain the Middle Ages dynamic, if you prefer lol). Historically, the Turks ultimately broke Byzantine rule in Anatolia and gradually converted the region, ultimately birthing the the Ottoman Empire while in Iberia the petty Christian Kingdoms were able to stage the Reconquista. To make the challenge easier-and because of my own affection for the aforementioned petty Kingdoms-the borders in Iberia have some leeway. For example, something like this:
As for Anatolia, something like this at least (can be more!):
As for Anatolia, something like this at least (can be more!):