Gotta unite those three Russias, I suppose. I’ll just have to be satisfied with all the Baltics and Balkans, half the Nords, Poland, Mongolia, East Turkestan, India and Poland
Quite possibly the single most metal religion ever devised. Huitzilipochtli now has to fend off Sköll as well as all the Centzonuitznaua and Tzitzimimeh.
In a similar vein, Mugabe when he implements genuinely effective reforms, but before he really gets going on going mad with power. In fact, a lot of African dictators could fall under this.
Hell, if the Tlaxcalans don't change their minds and try to ally with the Spanish, the conquest of Mexico ends right there. Cortez and all his pals get killed by Xicotencatl II.
The Haitian massacre didn’t happen until 13 years after the initial revolution - after Napoleon invaded, and it became clear that the French occupiers were likely to reintroduce slavery and LeClerc and Rochambeau engaged in extremely brutal massacres against the black populace and after the...
I think the Aztecs’ saving grace may be the rest of the former Triple Alliance. Taking Tenochtitlan is grand for them, but they’ve no reason to want a stronger Purepucha out the other side.