I posted this on the TL Ideas You Have, but lack the wherewithal thread. However, I am going to try and write one anyway. I won't be able to post regularly, but I want to get my feet wet and explore the possibilities. Writing any one of these timelines is going to require a lot of research, but I am certainly up for the challenge. I am highly open to all of your suggestions and ideas. Please do let me know if I need to fix something or change something. I want to write a rich, plausible, and well-detailed timeline. I'd like to explore aspects of how culture varies in these timelines so I'm going to be adding posts about art or contemporary politics if I'm feeling it.
So please cast your votes and write down anything you add to the conversation.
List of Timeline Ideas
1. The Age of Maharajas: a timeline exploring the trajectory of Indian history starting with the failed conquest of Hindustan by a Timurid prince which only prolongs the inevitable collapse of the Lodi Sultanate which leads to North India ruled by an independent Rajput polity coexisting with the Deccan Sultanates and the Vijayanagara Empire. Note: This is not meant to be an Islam-screw or Hindu-wank. I am the only interested in seeing how the Rajputs fare in Northern India and how the Deccan Sultanates deal with being cut off from the rest of the Islamic world.
2. Pax Mysoreana: a timeline where Tipu Sultan is aided by the French in curbing the power of the British East India Company in India, specifically Southern India. Napoleonic France succeeds in its aim of establishing relations with the Indian princes which leads prevents the birth of the British Raj.
3. The Land of the Suris: Humayun's restoration to power fails and the Suris's reign lasts centuries instead of decades. However, their rule is not peaceful. Resentment among both non-Pashtun Muslims and Hindus alike builds as the rule as the Suri Empire's promotion of Pashtun hegemony comes at the expense of all other groups.
So please cast your votes and write down anything you add to the conversation.
List of Timeline Ideas
1. The Age of Maharajas: a timeline exploring the trajectory of Indian history starting with the failed conquest of Hindustan by a Timurid prince which only prolongs the inevitable collapse of the Lodi Sultanate which leads to North India ruled by an independent Rajput polity coexisting with the Deccan Sultanates and the Vijayanagara Empire. Note: This is not meant to be an Islam-screw or Hindu-wank. I am the only interested in seeing how the Rajputs fare in Northern India and how the Deccan Sultanates deal with being cut off from the rest of the Islamic world.
2. Pax Mysoreana: a timeline where Tipu Sultan is aided by the French in curbing the power of the British East India Company in India, specifically Southern India. Napoleonic France succeeds in its aim of establishing relations with the Indian princes which leads prevents the birth of the British Raj.
3. The Land of the Suris: Humayun's restoration to power fails and the Suris's reign lasts centuries instead of decades. However, their rule is not peaceful. Resentment among both non-Pashtun Muslims and Hindus alike builds as the rule as the Suri Empire's promotion of Pashtun hegemony comes at the expense of all other groups.
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