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  1. America Discovered by Eruopeans Through Bering Strait

    This thread propose two questions: 1. How might knowledge the Siberian-Alaskan connection between the Eurasian and American continents be wide spread in Europe before 1492? 2. How would European exploration using this connection as primary route unfold? Any and all feedback appreciated. If...
  2. Could Strong Centralized Mughals Keep India Independent?

    Having looked over the Mughal empire recently it seems to me that they might have been some of the best rulers the subcontinent had seen for a long time. The rivalries of the many princes being a prime reason for the British East India Company and later empire's successful integration of India...
  3. Fetih 1453

    I don't know if it really needs it own thread, but has anyone seen 'Fetih 1453'? It's a Turkish movie about the titular 1453 siege of Constantinople, all seen from the Ottoman perspective of course. I've often seen the siege and battles on lists of 'Historical Moments that Deserve a Movie' on...
  4. Could Post-1st Opium War China Pull a Meji?

    I'm sure the question has come up before, but the search function failed me. Could Imperial China after the first Opium War successfully modernize to become a regional power? I know there were many attempts hampered by various disasters and bureaucratic inefficiency, yet with the resources at...
  5. Ottoman Empire in Central Powers Victory WW1

    I'm looking for input, advice and timelines on what happens internally within the Ottoman Empire in a Central Powers victory. For my purposes the exact nature of how the central powers win isn't that important. The situation should be somewhat comparable to the one of the allied powers in...
  6. The Triple Empire Alliance of 1807?

    During the Napoleonic wars Napoleon had a grand plan to find allies in the Ottoman Empire and Persia, having antagonized most of Europe and needing some way to pressure his enemy Russia. In 1807 Napoleon signed a peace treaty with Russia, a treaty lasting for around 5 years before the...
  7. Why Was China Passive In The Indian Ocean?

    I recently read about the Portugese establishment of naval superiority over the Indian/Asian trading theatre in the renaissance and early enlightenment period. The author mentioned that the more advanced and cannon-armed ships of the Portugese and other European fleets outclassed the local...
  8. Islamic Vikings - How ASB?

    Let's say that some viking ruler in the periode 800-1000 grew tired of being called a pagan, and decided to have his own monotheistic religion. The french and the english already have christianity, the russians and greeks got orthodox christianity and the jews are just too oppressed and rare to...
  9. [Advice Me] Longest Possible WW2?

    Hello, I'm pretty sure this is a questions people already have given some thought - but the search function seems to have given up on me, so I thought I'd ask. How long could you possibly make world war 2 last given the following prerequisites: 1. the war can't be a "cold war", there has to...
  10. A n00b question about the USSR

    Noob here, wondering if anyone could give me a hand. I'm writing a Red Alert inspired role-playing scenario for me and some friends, and was wondering: How do I, with a POD no earlier than 1922 (Stalin's take over of leadership), make the USSR control europe (at least Denmark shold be an...
  11. N00B WI: Napoleon never invades Russia

    I have recently read some books on the Napoleonic Wars, and it seems to me, total history amateur as I am, that Napoleon actually had a lot going for him before he decided to blow his whole empire on the Russian adventure. With a POD of 1811, let's say that Napoleon never invaded Russia. How...
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