So You Think You Can Rule Persia

The caliphate is in crisis: rebellions wrack the provinces and the eternal expansion has ceased. Who better to deal with this than an entitled manchild? Join us for rude poems, wine drinking, and all the symptoms of decline. You can find all the images on our website! https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/2026/06/21/104-al-walid-ii/ Here's the link to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia Our new merch store is here! https://sythycarp-store.printify.me/

We've resisted reform for decades, and now the whole caliphate is on fire: the empire is contracting from al-Andalus to Khorasan with threats both internal and external. Will Hisham be able to hold it together, or is this the end for the Umayyads? You can find all the images on our website! https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/103-hisham-ibn-abd-al-malik/ Here's the link to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia Our new merch store is here! https://sythycarp-store.printify.me/

Yazid II was deemed to be an insufficient successor to Umar, but the succession happened before anyone could change things. Will Yazid beat expectations and make the caliphate prosper, or will he follow in the footsteps of his namesake? You can find all the images on our website! https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/102-yazid-ii/ Here's the link to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia Our new merch store is here! https://sythycarp-store.printify.me/

Umar II is known by many sources as the only good Umayyad, comparable to the Rashidun caliphs themselves, but does he live up to the hype? Join for the end of the siege of Constantinople, a reform of the administration, and a horse kick to the face.   You can find all the images on our website! https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/101-umar-ii/ Here's the link to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia Our new merch store is here! https://sythycarp-store.printify.me/

After our 100th ruler, have a peek behind the curtain into our Patreon! We'll tell you about the extra episodes that await you there and, to entice you further, here is the first half of our special episode on Alcibiades.  The most chaotic man of Ancient Athens is ready to hop between every available faction, break the balance of power in the Aegean, and have a good time doing it   Join our Patreon here! www.patreon.com/soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia