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As it's says in the tin: how, ramifications and possibilities. Any pod you want as long is Qajar. A few more cool maps:

In 1795, Napoleon sent two French delegates to go to Persia for a diplomatic mission. They had some significance in the Persian court. They gave advice to the Persians to help the agenda of France. One was to consolidate the Khan's position into Georgia as a way to set up a base for easier...

During the wars of Iranian Unification, the world looked at awe on the fragmentation of the Iranian plateau. Agha Mohammad Khan was the main center of the unification effort, taking land after land, and every battle, putting military experience under his belt. The Russians under Catherine The...

Russian Tsars have a habit of coming up with ambitious plans that would shake the world. Tsar Paul Came up with a plan during the Napoleonic wars to send tens of thousands of French and Russian troops to British India, Alexander I had plans to bring Sweden into a Client Status with the Russian...

During the Wahhabi Sack of Karbala in 1802, the Qajar Shah offered to send a few thousand Persian troops to assist the defense of the city, but the Sultan declined, allowing for less possible fortifications. This may be because the Persians could instead capture the city for themselves or for...

What if Agha Mohammad, the Great Qajar Conquerer was not assassinated in 1797? They say he was assassinated because on his way to combat the Russians in Georgia for a third campaign when he realized no Russian aid would come. As he was trying to sleep before continuing the campaign, two...

It always wondered me why Persia didn't decide to go to war with Russia during the Crimean War to reverse the Turkmenchay. Seems like it would've been a safe bet considering they'd have the British, Ottomans, and French on their side, and they could have fielded at least a sizeable enough army...

I've been very interested in Qajar Persia, and 19th century Persia. And I would like to learn more about the Turkic Dynasty. So, if you have any books, sources, or anything regarding the Qajar Shahs, Qajar wars, Qajar Economy, Qajar Foreign Relations, etc, please tell me. Thank you.

The Zand dynasty was a short-lived persian dynasty estabilished during the succession struggle after Nader Shah's death. Its first (and only considerable) shah was Karim Khan Zand, notable for having stabilized Persia after years of war and being a compassionate ruler face his subjects (he is...

Hello everyone. I've been a long time lurker and I decided it was time to join. Like all of you, I enjoy history and what could have been. I like to make alternate maps in particular, and I'd like to share some with you over the coming weeks. Anyway... moving right along... for this exercise, I...

For whatever reason Persia decides to join the central powers, maybe they don't like being in the British/Russian sphere. 1.Would this cause the CP to win? 2.If they won, what would they gain? 3.If they still lost, what would they loose? P.S I've never created one of these fangdangled thread...