alternate history challenge

  1. AHC: More of Africa remains uncolonized

    Your challenge is pretty much what the title says: have more of Africa not be colonized. The POD must be after 1750.
  2. AHC: Wank Korea

    As the title says, your challenge is to have Korea do significantly better than it did IOTL.
  3. AHC: Sui dynasty lasts longer

    Despite its pivotal significance, the Sui dynasty was quite short-lived, lasting for less than forty years. Your challenge is to have it last longer.
  4. AHC: No "Jewish Deicide" canard

    Okay, the title's a big of an exaggeration. Completely getting rid of the profoundly anti-Semitic idea that all Jews "should" be held collectively responsible for the death of Jesus is sadly probably ASB. What I want you to do is make the "Christ-killer" canard never be more than a very fringe...
  5. AHC: Zoroastrianism stays a major religion

    Zoroastrianism was once one of the most prominent religions in the world. Once Iran was conquered by the Muslims, however, it began to decline. Now there are fewer than 200,000 Zoroastrians left, though it's growing more popular in Iraqi Kurdistan, so we may see them significantly expand in...
  6. AHC: Dīn-i Ilāhī becomes a major religion

    Akbar was an ambitious ruler, and one of his most ambitious projects was to start his own religion. He called it Tawhid-i-Ilāhī, but today, it's more commonly known as Dīn-i Ilāhī. While Akbar's achievements were generally quite lasting, his attempt to found his own religion failed to make much...
  7. AHC: Save an extinct domesticate

    Your challenge is pretty much what the title says: save a domesticated life form from extinction.
  8. AHC: Wank Madagascar

    Your challenge is to make Madagascar considerably more successful, powerful and prominent than IOTL. You can use whatever POD you'd like.
  9. AHC: Maintain indigenous Taiwanese polities

    Your challenge is to have at least some of Taiwan under the control of its indigenous peoples throughout the vast majority of its history. You can use whatever POD you'd like.
  10. AHC: Māori settlements in Australia

    Your challenge is relatively straightforward: have the Māori establish permanent settlements in Australia.
  11. AHC: Ashkenazi Jewish country

    Your challenge is to create an Ashkenazi Jewish polity in Europe. You can use any POD after the Ashkenazi Jews were first recognized as a distinct ethnic group at around the end of the 1st millennium. Oh, and just in case anyone thinks about bringing up the Khazars, a 2013 study found no...
  12. AHC: All six Iroquois nations ally with the Patriots

    The Iroquois Confederacy initially tried to stay neutral in the American Revolution. But just as the conflict caused divisions among the colonists, it caused divisions among the Iroquois. Two of the six nations that made up the confederacy - specifically, the Oneida and Tuscarora - sided with...
  13. AHC: Establish a permanent Polynesian presence in the pre-Columbian Americas

    While there's still some debate about whether the Polynesians beat Columbus to the Americas, what seems pretty clear is that even if they did achieve it, the mark they left wasn't particularly strong or long-lasting (with a handful of exceptions). Your challenge is to change that. Have the...
  14. AHC: More Samaritans

    This challenge is relatively simple: with a POD after the division of the Roman Empire in 395 CE, have there be at least five million Samaritans by 1900.
  15. AHC: Save the Kingdom of Tungning

    Your challenge is pretty much exactly what the title says: prevent the Kingdom of Tungning from getting annexed by the Qing dynasty or another power for as long as you can.
  16. AHC: Arab conquests before Islam

    Within a century of the death of Muhammad, the newly Islamized Arabs had managed to conquer vast territories. In the process, they had destroyed the Sasanian Empire, and if they'd been slightly luckier, they could very well have done the same to the Byzantine Empire. Now, of course, there are...
  17. AHC: Wank Liberia

    Your challenge is simple: with any POD after the establishment of Liberia in 1847, make it considerably more successful than it was IOTL.
  18. AHC: Wank Indonesia

    Pretty much exactly what the title says: make Indonesia much more powerful and prominent than it was IOTL. Bonus points for colonies.
  19. AHC: Preserve Phoenician culture

    Much like the Greeks, the Phoenicians left an indelible mark on the ancient world, and their influence has continued to the present day. The most prominent example of this is in the words we type, which had their roots in the Phoenician alphabet. But while Greek culture survives today (albeit in...
  20. AHC: Have Britain lose WW1 and not become an aggressor in the TL's WW2

    Bonus points if you have Central Powers America in the alt ww1
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