A lot of it was forced conversion. There’s a long history of religious and cultural oppression of various peoples in the region. You could probably find some online documentaries about it, though more than a few likely view the events through a pro-Zionist lens.
Any ideas why they converted? I wasn’t aware of this, and I don’t see that it matters…I’m just curious.
Christian crusades followed by Islam doing what Islam is designed to do.
Mass conversion of populations are not common. It’s either conquest, oppression or rebellion.
A lot of it was forced conversion. There’s a long history of religious and cultural oppression of various peoples in the region. You could probably find some online documentaries about it, though more than a few likely view the events through a pro-Zionist lens.