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I don't buy the black-and-white doom scenario that Muslims will overrun Europe and stamp out Christianity. In fact, they probably won't even expand beyond Greece. Bulgaria is a powerful neighbouring state that pretty much stops their northward expansion, Anatolia will probably host a set of...
You need to remove Indira Gandhi from the scene; the conquest of Sikkim was largely her plan. And yes, the word "conquest" is a correct description here. India moved its army into Sikkim after some protests; the army occupied the royal palace, shot the guards to death, arrested the Chogyal, and...
Whoops! I'm late to the party. Glad to see a serious al-Andalus discussion though ;)
One idea I've started to really like as of late is an Ibadi al-Andalus. The movement was, IIRC, spreading in North Africa around the same time that Omar ben Hafsún was rebelling against the Umayyads. It could...
I've always thought that the French territory in what is now Canada would probably hold, while all land in the OTL!USA would likely be lost. IIRC, New France was sparsely populated, with most of the population being concentrated in and around Québec.
For an extra-early PoD, you might have Portugal subjugate and vassalize the Ryukyu Kingdom in the 16th century. Maybe they'll even Christianize it, making Okinawa the last bastion of Catholic Japan after Sakoku. The main issue here, though, is ironically not Japan - it's China. Japan had no...
Definitely, but I can't see Spain willingly allowing Portugal to surround its Philippine holdings from all directions.
I'm not entirely sure what could drive Portugal to go after Luzon. My best bet, again, is Magellan, but that leaves us with the same issues I mentioned earlier (no Spain in the...
Italy would need to unify earlier, most likely in 1848, if it wants to retain Nice and Savoy. Sardinia couldn't keep either territory afterwards because they needed France to militarily defeat Austria, and France only agreed to help them in return for Nice and Savoy. Subsequently, an Italy that...
IIRC, the Portuguese actually attempted to enforce their claim to the Philippines during the reign of Sebastian. They lost a naval battle (or blockade) against the Spaniards and subsequently left the archipelago.
I've toyed around in a previous thread with the idea of Magellan sailing for...
I just checked, and yep, peace talks started two months after the royal massacre. However, they went nowhere because the Maoists withdrew and launched another attack.
That being said, without Gyanendra's suspension of the Constitution and sacking of the government, maybe the Nepalese monarchy...
Yep, exactly my thoughts.
It's often suggested in these kinds of threads that Brazil would not expand westwards without an Iberian Union, which I think is bogus. Hence why I brought it up in my previous post.
Alright, long overdue part 2 :p
Let's start by debunking some common misconceptions:
The Netherlands would still declare war on Portugal for some reason and somehow they'd still win (and conquer Malacca, Ceylon, the Moluccas etc)
...Huh???
Look, I won't beat around the bush: this strikes me...