central asia

The Timurid Empire was one of the last Nomadic Empires in history before the Age of Gunpowder. Stretching from Central Asia to India and Persia, under its founder Tamerlane, the Timurid Empire was a powerhouse. Tamerlane would die to the common cold as he planned to invade Ming China, and bits...

IOTL Kazakhstan was the last Soviet Republic to declare independence from the USSR. So what would happen if they simply decide to continue the legacy of the Soviet Union, but in Kazakhstan ? And maybe integrate Kyrgyzstan back as an autonomous province. How will this change Central Asia and the...

With the beginning of the Arab conquest of the Sasanian Empire from 632 AD onward, shah Yazdegerd III spent the rest of his reign constantly fleeing further and further east: first to Hulwan, then Isfahan, Istakhr and finally Merv, in Khorasan, where he was eventually murdered. Suppose the...

What is the plausibility that the Russian civil war could drag on for so long that these states could break away permanently from Russia and avoid being reincorporated into the USSR or just Russia again if the whites win? Who would have the best odds of surviving long term independently?

How could all of Central Asia become and stayed independent in the direct aftermath of WW1 in either ally or central power victory scenario?

If China somehow managed to hold Siberia indefinitely, let's say up to the Yenisey River, and the part of Central Asia that the Qing lost in our reality in the 1870s, I think it would be possible to overwhelm these regions with Han settlers without using ASB. You could already stack up 20...

With thanks to @Practical Lobster and Chris Stewart of the History of China podcast and Chehrazad and Zam from Sufficientvelocity.com. Inelid Qaghanate § Background In the year 628, Khusro II was overthrown and killed by various factions of the Eranian nobility, including his son Sheroe...

It is said that history is written by the victors. Those that survive the battle, even though they lose, gets to keep their narrative alive. This story that I am about to tell you is somewhat similar but with much….. greater effects it has in the history of Bhārata. First Battle of Tarain...

I was wondering about this idea for a long time now: What if nomads of central asia (turks and mongols) kept their traditional faith and never converted to islam and buddhism? Your challenge is to make this happen. And if you manage to do this, how do you think this will affect the history of...

what if Tang retain these borders until 10th century and Sinicize all their territory like caliphate islamize it's territory ? POD is Gaozong remains healthly and kill Wu for instrigues and retains the empire's borders

In OTL, the Timurid Empire, once the mightiest empire, stretching from Iran to Central Asia, to Asia Minor, was about to collapse in the late 15th Century to early 16th Century. From the West, the rising Safavid Empire was taking control of Iran. From the North, the Uzbeks was crushing forth...

In the 7th Century, Narsieh, son of Peroz III, and the grandson of Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian Shah. He was escorted back to Persia with a Chinese army led by Pei Xingjian in 679, in order to restore him to the Sasanian throne, but the army stopped in Tokharistan. Pei Xingjian fought...

Let's say something around the late 15th or early 16th centuries the Ottomans decide to embark on campaign to recreate the Achaemenid Empire (or Alexander's Empire) by invading east and conquering as much of Egypt, Cyrenaica, the Caucasus, Iraq, Persia, Afghanistan, and other parts of Central...

Afghanistan is one of the, if not the most unfortunate country since the end of World War 2, It has been devastated in a 40+ year war that shows no signs of stopping, But is there a way this fate can be avoided and above that, Afghanistan can Prosper ? Can Afghanistan be, In any world, be...

With a POD from 16th Century to 19th Century, what if Russia (for whatever reason, such as financial troubles, military loses, or Western threats) never conquered and annex these Central Asia, including Kazakh Khanate Khanate of Khiva Khanate of Bukhara/Emirate of Bukhara Kokand Khanate Turkmen...

Disclaimer: This is not intended to offend or be racist in any way or form. This is only discovering the possibilities and impact from this scenario. Please call me out if I made a mistake or if I said anything wrong. US pop culture had a huge impact on the world and influenced countries like...

One country is a Shia theocracy and "rogue state"(TM) The other has a reputation as "Central Asia's North Korea", complete with a dictator's personality cult. OTL... the two have no major friction and friendly relations. Surprisingly I've never seen any AH or technothriller works exploring a...

How can Russia be able to get more Russian settlers into Siberia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus? How does this impact the Russian Empire and the non-Russians? Would this allow Russia to be a better power?

In history and on the forum, we frequently discuss topics in alternate history related to empires who through their durable imperial agenda or culture, we see that their empires occur in cycles. That is, what may be interpreted as a single empire, appears as numerous polities that succeed each...

Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in India, got his start as ruler of Ferghana in 1494 at the age of eleven. Then he conquered Samarkand in 1497 when he was fifteen. However, this promising start got cut off when he lost both. After failed attempts to reclaim them, he was forced to stay with...