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If I remember correctly the Order was sent in on behalf of the Polish king, but they overstayed their welcome, Lithuania was complicated because they were pagans, and then Catholics who managed to rule a lot of eastern orthodox Christians. For some factions there's nothing stopping political...

However even without Timur the OTL or faster Ottoman expansion may not entirely be a sure thing. That it seems unreasonable to assume they will overrun Southern Europe or just become stronger without Timur, there's too much that could happen to make that assumption off hand. Timur was nothing...

I'm just skeptical of the ability of the Ottomans to either manipulate internal affairs, or how on "divided" Europe might be. The Hussites where largely confined to Bohemia, and their were negotiations, so it would not be anything close a Protestant Reformation situation. Especially since the...

The Portuguese did enslave the Japanese for use I believe in their East India company, but a Catholic Japan is out impossible, the lords that the Portuguese either found sympathy or converts were weak or overthrown, you may be able to get a stronger foothold depending on the POD. If your keeping...

Where are you starting your POD from exactly? A pod from 1336, the Ottomans are up in the air as far as how much "better" they fare, you could OTL an Ottoman wank, even with the Battle of Ankara. The Delhi Sultanate was at its unsustainable height, it may survive but it still going to be...

Truth be told, it's nice to see you around again.

The lifespan of dynasties and states really depends on the state and how it concentrated in the first place, and what is the dynasty's relationship to that power. Although there is the idea of a state that transcends strict dynasties if you are willing to look at England and France's dynastic...

The question is what could be a reliable use of a hot air balloon in war outside of reconnaissance that airfields could be built.

Mughal expansion would be hard pressed to do any better than it did. The Indian subcontinent was large enough to try and manage, The moment things go south for the Mughals is the moment many of their governers might more than willing to rebel, which is the typical reason you get many breakaway...