Name for an Egyptian Nestorian Empire?

[Bernard95]

Started off as the Tulunid Sultanate of Egypt in 867, with the goal of recreating one of my oldest and most successful games. Second generation in I decided to flip to Nestorian for the fun of it, and since I'm fond of reviving dead religions. The year is about 920 and I've managed to conquer the entirety of East Africa as well as the Kingdom of Africa, forming the Empire of Abyssinia. I also have portions of Arabia (including Mecca and Medina) and Jerusalem under my control. Additionally, I'll work my way towards the Nestorian holy sites of Baghdad and Hamadan over time.

For the life of me though, it doesn't seem quite right to use the name "Abyssinia" when I did not start off in East Africa nor am I of one of the native cultures. Any naming suggestions then for an Egyptian Nestorian Empire?

 

[TheDungen]

Egypt? Or you could always go with Axum, they were a a christian empire back before Rome became christian.

You may also want to watch these, they aren't perfect but they present the schisms in a approachable way, can't remember which one had nestor in it though.

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[Caspoi]

Egypt? Or you could always go with Axum, they were a a christian empire back before Rome became christian.

Wouldn't Axum, just like Abyssinia be odd to call a thouroughly egyptian empire? One could Always look up what Egypt was called by egyptians before the arabian invasion.

 

[Chunakun]

Not easy to give a name because Nestorianism was mostly a thing in the Persian area. Maybe just "Nestorian State of Egypt" or "Aegyptus Nestoria"?

 

[TheDungen]

Wouldn't Axum, just like Abyssinia be odd to call a thouroughly egyptian empire? One could Always look up what Egypt was called by egyptians before the arabian invasion.

Aegyptus by the romanised copts who ruled egypt back then. Same by the greeks who ruled before them.

Turns out egypt has had many names:
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/kmt.htm

 

[Caspoi]

Aegyptus by the romanised copts who ruled egypt back then. Same by the greeks who ruled before them.

Turns out egypt has had many names:
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/kmt.htm

Huh, so the copts themselves called it Aegyptus? Ihad expected them to keep at least some of their original name of the area. Well, that makes it even easier if one wants to rename to contry as it is still similar to the old name. However it does not really matter all that much assuming that the OP has kept the egyptian culture as then the dynasty name will overwrite the country name.

 

[TheDungen]

Huh, so the copts themselves called it Aegyptus? Ihad expected them to keep at least some of their original name of the area. Well, that makes it even easier if one wants to rename to contry as it is still similar to the old name. However it does not really matter all that much assuming that the OP has kept the egyptian culture as then the dynasty name will overwrite the country name.

Can't say for certain but at the time of arab invasion egyt had been under greek and then roman rule for 600 years. Sure there were older names, Hout-ak Ptah for an example (which is actually where the name aegyptus comes from, the greeks just had some trouble with the pronunciation of the above), but for a very long time they had been Aegyptus under the ptolmies and the province of aegyptus under the romans.

 

[Bernard95]

Seems like we're getting somewhere. So far I'm between "Aegyptus" (should of thought of that myself, especially since the Patriarch of the East is Greek and seemingly Coptic names are popping up among my dynasty) or "Misir".

And @TheDungen , I appreciate those Early Christian Schism videos. At least now I know slightly more about the religion I chose and more about the third most popular religion in my empire, Monophysite. Nestor is in the last video by the way.