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In my TL. I'm thinking about expanding the PODs to Madagascar. Where the increase of trade in the indian ocean leads to merchants going as far south as Mozambique. These merchants teach metalworking to the Malay peoples in Madagascar which means the island advances independently further on.
I want a advanced Madagascar by 200 AD. Now that may sound crazy, but look at my TL and it could be possible.
Is this possible with the proper PODs? The thing that worries me the most is that the most unambiguous case of human settlement in Madagascar is still by the 400s AD. But that doesn't mean earlier waves came before.