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Threatened as it is in the west, Christianity also faces Islam in the east. Here though, the followers of Christ stand triumphant. The Crusader kingdom of Egypt continues to reconsolidate after the last crusade restored its power, and the Latin Empire can count Islam's second strongest empire, that of Kanem Bornu, among his tributaries. The true nucleus of eastern christian power, however, lies in the monolithic Despotate of Trebizond. While it is currently fighting a fearsome Jihad from the Shia states that oppose it, the Despot Kallinikos appears more than ready to fight the infidels off (so long as he can stabilize his finances).