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RE: A question
November 13, 2014 at 9:53 am
(November 13, 2014 at 7:14 am)DramaQueen Wrote: Why did the rulers convert? Would a rural African convert to Sikhism? I mean, where's their critical thinking

Just a guess, but probably for political reasons.

The Roman empire already had started to crumble and monothism is better suited to keep people in line than polytheism. Especially when this religion explicitly says that any ruler is sent by god and people have to obey.
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