imperial china

(This is a weird one, as it's more of a question + Alternate history scenarios) The Chinese Imperial Tributary System is a complicated one. For thousands of years, China was the hegemonic power in Asia, with various countries such as Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Central Asia, at...

Hello everyone, I have been a fan of alternate history stories, and therefore one reason why I have stumbled upon this site. I also love reading chinese alternate history/self insert stories, and I have noticed that most if not all follow a general trend. Land has been increasingly controlled...

Zhu Youjiao, the Tianqi Emperor 朱由校 天啓帝 In May 1626, a series of incidents took place whose details even today remain obscure. It is important to note that few people in the imperial court of Beijing were fond of Wei Zhongxian. A eunuch, apparently of dissolute background, he had clawed his way...

Glossing over how such a system would actually come into place, how would china fair if it adopted a political system such as this after overthrowing the Yuan dynasty? how would this affect Chinese domestic and foreign policy, and change the power dynamics in East Asia? (Note: The Grand Library...

Admittedly, this a matter I have relatively little knowledge of. Nonetheless, I found it deeply interesting on surface-leaving research. To the best of my knowledge, both Caliphal polities retained fairly large bureaucracies (often with a notable number of non-Muslim civil servants). However...

In 184 AD, a peasant revolt erupted in China. Frustrated by natural disasters, abuses from landlords, and government corruption, many Chinese flocked to the banner of a Taoist mystic named Zhang Jue, who claimed that the Eastern Han Dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven and promised he could...

Surprisingly, considering the enormous impact it left, the Qin dynasty only lasted fifteen years. Your challenge is to have it last significantly longer.

(the map is just for reference, Qin was MUCH smaller at the time of the WI this thread proposes) Wei was one of the more powerful Chinese states during the opening stages of the Warring States Period. They attacked their northern neighbor, Zhao, in 354-53 B.C., and besieged their capital, but...

Like the title says, how much impacts and butterfly effects will happen on Iran because of the existence of successfully industrialized China in 19th century and beyond, whether China is under Qing or different Chinese dynasty who has interests of expanding into Central Asia? Which of Persian...

I am working on my Chinese TL where my version of Imperial China which has successfully industrializes itself in 19th century and survives to modern-day on par with the Western world. In other words, Imperial China which had theoretically succeeds in Meiji-style reforms, more or less. Like I...

I am working on my Chinese TL where my version of Imperial China which has successfully industrializes itself in 19th century and survives to modern-day on par with the Western world. In other words, Imperial China which had theoretically succeeds in Meiji-style reforms, more or less. How would...

In the mid-14th century, Mongol rule over China was faltering. The glorious days of Genghis were long gone, and famines, floods, political instability, and rebellion was rampants, and the radical, millenarianist Red Turban rebels had seized large parts of the country. While Zhu Yuanzhang was one...

The Albazinians were decendants of Russian Cossacks who defected to the Chinese Empire in the Russia-Qing border wars of the 17th century. This Russo-Chinese ethnic group was never large and most Albazinians seem to have lost their unique identity by 20/21st century...

I've mentioned something similar about consequences of industrialised China here back then. This is a scenario where Imperial China, whether under Qing or other dynasties ruled under Han Chinese, succeeds in industrialisation. What would Manchuria looked like in an industrialised Imperial China?

As the title says, what happens if Imperial China (whether under Manchu Qing or alternate Han Chinese-ruled dynasties) undergo the industrial revolution at the same time as the West? This is scenario where Imperial China is less isolated and more open to the world and trade. What're the...

As the title says, an Imperial China ruled by the Timurids. What happens if Tamerlane or one of his successors conquered China and ruled the Middle Kingdom, similar to Mongol Yuan and Manchu Qing? How China would looked like under Timurid rule? Would it be like the Chinese version of Mughal Empire?

I know that for a long time, China was a leader in global trade with their goods being coveted by a large portion of the world, I mostly mean having the Chinese be very active in trade, you know like they send their ships and merchants out to the rest of the world for trade instead of it mostly...

Inspired by Hendryk's Superpower Empire China. The premise of it is about what if Imperial China survives into modern-day Post-1900s, whether be it survival of the Qing Dynasty today or replaced by Han Chinese dynasty at one point how looked like and fares in times of modernity? How it'll...

What happens if the Ming Dynasty China decided to conquer Mongolia and annexed it, rather than going on the defensive in OTL? How would they be able to accomplished it? How would it impact on the world where Mongolia is conquered by the Ming Dynasty earlier than the Qing? The time will be...

Based on what the title says, what happens if the Uyghurs (whether they be Buddhists, Nestorian or Muslim) took over the Middle Kingdom and became the emperors of China like the Mongol Yuan and the Manchu Qing? What'll be their dynastic name then if that happens? How will Uyghur-ruled China be...