A Realistic Islamowank

Let's say the POD is an earlier Constantinople takeover by muslim army (forgot the year). Thus the spread of Christianity was halted etc.

What I want to ask are these:
A) when will Industrial Revolution took off?
B) which muslim country replace Britain as main colonial power, Germany as industrial one, and Russia (which, well, Russia)?
C) From where the discoverer of "America" would come?
D) What would alternate America be called?
E) How long until religiousity be outmatched by secularism?
F) Can Islam reached East Asia?

Thanks in advance!
 
As far as F goes, I'll point out that Islam reached Indonesia and conquered India IOTL. Yes, it can reach East Asia.
 
It's hard to answer any of these without an idea of what happens after the Muslims take Constantinople. I assume that this is the 7th and 8th century Arab sieges, although that could be off of course, and a lot can change in several hundred years. For instance, a strong Islamic state that occupies Constantinople could well pre-empt the development of Orthodoxy (depending on when exactly Constantinople falls and what happens to the rest of the Empire) and will certainly mess with its territorial spread, which means Russia probably won't be Russia as we would recognize it.

Now if you want to work out the effects of a stronger Islamic sphere on early modern Europe as it existed OTL, a better PoD might be a healthier and more durable Savafid empire-there was a thread recently exploring the effects of them not confining heirs to the harem.
 
The Muslim[Sunni] religion had already reached the farthest corner of asia since.1457. That would be a few years after the fall of Constantinople circa.1453. If the ottoman empire prevented the spread of ideas to the rest of europe, like killing the intellectuals fleeing from Constantinople, for example.

Another trick would be preventing the Spanish-Reconquista from succeeding, that did the trick last time I played mediaval total war 2, of course the whole christiandom is very liable on declaring another crusade.

Overall stopping the European Renaissance would inadvertently prevent if not delay the colonization of Asia.

For the Ottomans going to the South East Asia should be as easy as pacifying Egypt, once you get Egypt under Ottoman control finding a steady source of lumber for ship building would be... o__o; Still while Europe needs to brave the atlantic ocean to reach the indian ocean, the ottoman would only need to make the ships in Suez.
 
A) Depends. Probably anywhere between 1600 to 1900. HOWEVER it doesn't necessarily have to occur at all, nor does it have to occur in the same way as OTL. In fact, you can be sure it will be a very different animal from OTL.

B)

- Britain = An Oman-equivalent, a West African state (i.e. Mali), a Malay state, an Indian state, an Iberian state, or possibly even Islamic Britain :p
- Germany = Egypt, a Mesopotamian state, a Levantine state, a Constantinople-based state, an Indian state.
- Russia = Persia, a Central Asian Turkic/Persianate state (i.e. Khwarizm), or since Constantinople is in Muslim hands, Islamic Russia.

C) He could come from anywhere, but would probably sail in the name of an Iberian or North/West African state.

D) I suggest reading up on Arabic folklore/perusing the Qur'an for possible place names, or just grab an Arabic dictionary or two and get creative.

E) Depends a LOT on what goes on. The Islamic world produced a number of secular-minded scholars, the 12th century's Ibn Rushd being the one that springs to the forefront of my memory off the top of my head. If the Islamic world is stable, wealthy, and ruled by an elite with practical concerns other than religion, secularism could take off anywhere between the 13th and 20th centuries. Take your pick.

F) Absolutely, it reached East Asia in OTL. Indonesia, Malaysia, and parts of the Philippines are Muslim, and then of course there are the Hui People http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people

NB regarding country-equivalents: The countries that emerge ITTL, especially with the POD you give, are likely going to be VERY different from OTL, so don't expect to see "Iraq", "Tunisia", "Algeria" etc. emerge...
 
Let's say the POD is an earlier Constantinople takeover by muslim army (forgot the year). Thus the spread of Christianity was halted etc.

What I want to ask are these:
A) when will Industrial Revolution took off?
B) which muslim country replace Britain as main colonial power, Germany as industrial one, and Russia (which, well, Russia)?
C) From where the discoverer of "America" would come?
D) What would alternate America be called?
E) How long until religiousity be outmatched by secularism?
F) Can Islam reached East Asia?

Thanks in advance!

A) Could be quite a while, as large, homogenised Empires tend to stifle technological development. When this Caliphate breaks down, and it will break down, things could start to happen then. Then again, they might not.

B) Probably none will- I've already explained that I think an Islamic conquest of Constantinople precludes much Islamic action in the Western Mediterranean or Northern Europe, so Christianity survives intact in Britian, Francia, Spain and probably much of North Africa.

C) A western European state, I presume, or perhaps China.

D) God only knows.

E) Could be quite a while, but there are lots of other factors to consider. Islamic states may end up quite liberal, with the surviving Christian states clinging to their religion. Or it could go the other way. Or secularism could simply never arise, as in my TL.

F) Yes, quite easily.
 
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