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  1. 9 Fanged Hummingbird

    WI: Tupac Amaru Rebellion Succeeds

    In the 1770's Spain found itself involved in another war with Britain, this time over its support for the rebellion in Britain's American colonies. Though their involvement would yield successes the costs of the war grew enough that Spain saw fit to yet again increase taxes throughout their...
  2. 9 Fanged Hummingbird

    Finno-Ugrian "Russia"

    Before the Slavs migrated eastwards into what is now known as Russia, the region was populated by a variety of Finno-Ugric peoples such as the Volga Finns, Samoyeds, Komi, and so on so forth. So how could the eastern Slavic migrations be prevented from taking root at least east of Belarus and...
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    WI: Independent Celtic Gaul

    Admittedly the title is a tad redundant, but regardless, how could this situation arise with a POD preferably after 100 BC at least? The Celts (as the Gauls called themselves) had a rather advanced civilization and could form large confederations or hegemonies when pressured, but even without...
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    Lasting Kingdom of the Huns

    In OTL, after the death of Attila, the Hunnic Empire fragmented with the Huns' former vassals breaking free and the various tribes that had constituted the Huns splitting apart, and eventually disappearing into the realm of history. Now, without any POD's before the 5th Century, how can Attila's...
  5. 9 Fanged Hummingbird

    Scythian Empire in Central Asia

    This is an idea I'd been working towards in my last TL but haven't been able to really put much more thought into it for a number of reasons, foremost among them being the lack of sources on the Scythians I've been able to find. There simply doesn't seem to be a lot of good detailed info about...
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    AHC: Greek Alphabet Predominant

    As the title says, how can you make the Greek alphabet replace Latin as the dominant writing form of the western world all the way up to the present? Bonus points for having Greek be as widespread as Latin is IOTL. The later the POD the better although I won't place limits on the challenge.
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    Stonger Northern Yuan Dynasty

    So, I've been on a bit of a binge you could say regarding Mongol history and this has led me to at least one idea I find interesting for a WI/AHC here, how could you have the Northern Yuan remain a strong and united force instead of crumbling so soon following the sack of Karakorum and the death...
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    Heirs of the Achaemenids

    Heirs of the Achaemenids: A Surviving Persian Empire A Game at Dinner 336 B.C. Dark storm clouds had gathered over Persepolis this evening, an ill-omen that drew comparison from the attending nobles and courtiers about the more metaphorical cloud that was forming over their great empire...
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    AHC: Conqueror Tank Sees Action

    As the title says, with a POD after the tank's inception in 1955 how can you make it so that the British heavy tank known as the Conqueror ends up seeing combat use? Usage in foreign militaries is permissible. The main problem I see besides the lack of large numbers being produced was that the...
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    Surviving Achaemenid Persia

    334 BC, at the Granicus River, the young King of Macedon Alexander is leading his cavalry troops on a daring charge into the Persian ranks. Unfortunately for him, it's a bit too daring and his force is separated from the main army and assailed from all sides as the Persians under the Greek...
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    Echoes of Eureka and Vinegar Hill, an Independent Australia

    Last year I tried starting a discussion on how to get an independent Republican Australia, and while there were some good replies I wanted to get a more expansive exploration of the subject and its consequences, and ideally a TL. While I don't think I'm up to the challenge, I'm still rather new...
  12. 9 Fanged Hummingbird

    Y Mab Darogan and The Second Anarchy

    The Rise of Wales and the Ruin of England in the 13th Century June 1255, Bryn Derwin, Gwynedd Llywelyn grimaced as he stared at the gray clouds gathering overhead. A low rumble of thunder could be heard off in the distance. It appeared the long awaited day of reckoning with his brother Owain...
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    The Count of Years

    THE COUNT OF YEARS Chapter Zero The World Lost To Us In Our Early Days At first the man had no recollection whatsoever of where he was, what had happened, or even who he was. In the groggy minutes he spent waking up everything was still just a blur, a fog that had descended and covered the...
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    The Free and Independent Republic of Australia

    As per title, with what sort of PoD's can you reasonably use to get an independent Australian republic sometime in the 1800's? I'm not gonna be too strict here, but bonus points if you can somehow involve the Eureka rebellion and/or Ned Kelly for extra Aussieness. And what would be the likely...
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    Peace at Hampton Roads

    Because we haven't had enough crazy American Civil War discussions today, here's the craziest one yet. IOTL, on February 3rd 1865, a Confederate delegation consisting of the Vice President, a senator, and the Assistant Secretary of War, met with President Lincoln and the US Secretary of State to...
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    No Classic Mesoamerican Collapse

    A lot of people have heard about how in the 800's AD Maya civilization took a turn for the worse and collapsed, leaving the largest kingdoms and the entire Maya heartland in ruin. What less people are aware of is that this happened only shortly after something similar happened throughout the...
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    Survival of Native Britain

    Simply put, what is the best way to achieve the survival of the Britons, that is the Celtic peoples who had once inhabited England, and what would happen afterwards? This is a topic that's been bugging me a long time, and it doesn't help that I've been reading Bernard Cornwell's Warlord...
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    Golden Ages That Stay Gold

    Here I examine three "golden ages" for various regions that happened around the same time, only to collapse around the same time for various reasons. The challenge is to find a way for any of them, or even all of them, to continue on or at least last much longer and not go away as...
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    Better Iraqi Performance in the 1991 Gulf War

    As the title says, how can Saddam's army do better in the Persian Gulf War? PoDs can take place before the war actually starts, just so long as the war still happens. Now, before anyone says "Saddam can't win", I know he can't, this is not a discussion on how Iraq can win the Gulf War. I am just...
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    Alternate Colonization and Contacts

    So, this is a super-thread for all alternate ideas regarding colonizations and first contacts between various cultures. And by alternate, I don't mean little stuff like "Spain gets Hawaii" or "Burgundy somehow takes North America". I mean, what would the result of non-European cultures exploring...
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