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    Map Thread XIII

    Putting aside the unbelievable proposition that Croatia would just idly sit and watch as Serbia invaded Bosnia and Herzegovina, if the Serbs had Russian help, I find it extremely hard to believe they wouldn't annex the Serb-majority parts in Western Bosnia which are part of the Federation...
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    Map Thread XIII

    Actually, it's Qazaq2007. He's been inactive since 2010. I still miss him. :(
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    Map Thread XIII

    Except the issue here is that the geographical area in question can in no way, shape or form be called Dalmatia. That's like calling East Prussia "Brandenburg". That area was part of the Klis Sandzak in Ottoman times and before that the province of Croatia, today the central Croatian region.
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    Map Thread XIII

    Strange that they never managed to conquer rich and fertile Mesopotamia. Did they run into some sort of strong resistance there? Perhaps in the form of *Romans?
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    Map Thread XIII

    Still doesn't make sense why the Soviets were willing to break a promise and expect the other side to respect theirs. Unilaterally accepting Japan's surrender is a huge deal - no one will trust the Soviets after that. Either side will want to immediately press an advantage here, citing the...
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    WI Somerset hadn't charged at Tewkesbury?

    So I was browsing the wiki-which-shall-not-be-named, when this particular passage caught my eye: So, I was wondering, how would the outcome of the battle have changed, or the war itself, had Edmund Beaufort not gone full Leeroy-Jenkins-mode and assaulted Edward IV's right flank?
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    Crusader Kings II - Paradox Entertainement (02/12)

    Nope not a bug, that's the megawar mechanic and very much WAD. That's how the mod handles wars within the Iron Throne, ostensibly to make the vassals raise their troops at full strength, rather than a percentage based on crown authority/levy laws as the game usually does. Read the manual...
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    Map Thread XII

    What happened to Sri Lanka?! :eek:
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    Map Thread XII

    Not at all. I honestly think another war involving the same sides as in the 1992-1995 war is highly improbable, but I wouldn't say impossible. As far as the Bosniak state goes, I don't think the Bosniaks would stand alone, or would have to suffer an arms embargo like the last time, which would...
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    Map Thread XII

    2 million Bosniaks giving up their independence in their homeland, with far more favorable defensive position and terrain, while 150k manage to hold their own in what is seen as an integral part of Serbia (Sandžak used to be Raška/Rascia)? Yeah, not likely. The idea of the Serbs pulling a fast...
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    Map Thread XII

    I think you are the first person on this board to make a Bosnia-related map without using that horridly anachronistic and improbable border. Kudos and I take my hat off to you for this excellent map, my good sir. :) I'm assuming Dalmatia is TTL's Vojvodina and Slovenia is Macedonia's analogue...
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    AHC: United Serbo-Croatian Culture

    Actually "Turk" was used sparingly and usually as a derogatory term, until Ataturk when the Turkish national consciousness formed. Most people referred to themselves by their religious domination precisely because they were ALL "Osmanli", or Ottoman subjects. Exceptions exist of course...
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    AHC: United Serbo-Croatian Culture

    In Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian Muslim is not capitalized, except in the case when it is to denote a nationality, Muslim by nationality. Today there are very few people who identify as Muslims by nationality in the Balkans, mostly as holdovers from the communist era.
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    AHC: United Serbo-Croatian Culture

    They called themselves simply "muslims" or Bosnians. I would also like to point out that the demonym Muslimwith the capital M is archaic and outdated, same as "Negro" is in the United States. That's because that is what Serbs called them. They never called themselves that. The muslims in...
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    What if there was no Islam?

    Ignorance and bigotry aside, apparently some people think the world would be happy-shiny-go-lucky place with no Islam, but I disagree. Without the threat of Islamic conquest and encroachment to unite various Christian polities and shore up support for the Mother Church, you would see a much...
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