East of the Zagros?! What are you even saying?! Why the hell would Rome want to conquer Iran for? At least the person you replied to made the logical correction in your statement for their opinion framing.
You mean Tipu's position. I wouldn't equate him with Mysore as a whole, illegitimate usurper that he was. Dastardly person and a religious bigot at par with Aurangzeb on top of that.
Well well well. Glad to have found this story when I did. Quite an entertaining read so far; you have managed a pretty good encapsulation of the Indian political scene of the time, and the changes it undergoes with a wider British defeat in the American Revolutionary War.
MWAHAHAHA!! Delhi tremble! Your end is nigh!
Actually pity the poor guy who Debera has trapped in his clutches, never trained for this responsibility and has been thrust into it to act as a mere sock puppet for someone else. While his enemies are actually righteous in their anger against him...
I am having the Assam experience in EU4 currently, this TL inspired me to do it for the first time. Damn hard to break Bengal unless you have big allies like Gajapati Orissa helping you out, which I had fortunately.
Money coming from the capital? Is he dumb? Revenge is sometimes so strong a motive that it trumps money concerns for quite a while. Taking revenge for one of their own being slain, as the murder would enrage the generals to no end; combine that with the legitimacy of a clear royal heir, a ready...