Just a little bit closer until we reach those glorious Achaemenid borders... The Guang Dynasty will carry on the light of Mani!
Jinshan started out as a younger son who I let become independent with my Tarim Basin holdings, who managed to marry the Deccan Empress.
ALL UNDER HEAVEN
Rus are free because they decided to play nice and submit to the throne of heaven by converting to Taoism, Danes are in some wars I declined to join, but they'll be back in the fold soon enough...
Then to simplify, is it possible to preserve the Occitan sub-languages as the predominantly spoken language in Southern France, and/or the reduction of Catalan to a state resembling modern Occitan?
So, I imagine everyone is aware of the current issue of Catalan independence that's hit a fever pitch in recent weeks.
My challenge is this, reverse the situations of Catalonia and Occitania as late as possible, so that Catalan is nearing extinction, while Occitan remains a vibrant language and...
I expect you would see a much more religiously and culturally diverse Central Titielerop with even more language families present, while the sea would be dominated by Carthage and Egypt. As much as the Altrumans liked to throw their weight around in the south, they were never quite able to crack...
Part of me is sad to see the (supposedly) unbroken Imperial line get cut off, but on the other hand, the guy who led the Shimazu Devils OTL becoming the Holy Japanese Emperor is too good
In regards to language: http://steen.free.fr/brithenig/introduction.html
Of course, Brithenig is designed to be a romance spoken in Wales opposing an extant England, whereas in this timeline the Britanno-Romans continue to hold power in the east. I found a basic proposal...