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Questions

If the Nephite kings were all named Nephi, is there any reason to think that Mosiah was the king in the Land of Nephi before fleeing to Zarahemla.
What happened to the Nephites that didn't flee with Mosiah? Are they destroyed or absorbed into the Lamanites, who apparently rule the area when Zeniff and his people return there a few years later?
Who is this Amaleki, and is there a connection between him and the later Amaleki, brother of Ammon and descendant (grandson?) of Zarahemla? Why would a Nephite royal priest (Abinadom) and a royal Mulekite of the following generation both name their sons Amaleki? What are we to make of these parallel Amalekis, one who did not go to the Land of Nephi with his brother, and the later Amaleki who did go to the Land of Nephi with his brothers?

Why would the people of Zarahemla "rejoice exceedingly" over the plates of brass?

What is the possibility that the story Zarahemla told about descending from the last King of Judah was actually a political fiction created by Zarahemla after learning Mosiah's language and history, and used to either a) fit into a narrative accepted by the people of Mosiah or b) to create a royal lineage for himself in order to assert the right to rule the people?