Bababa-BAM
So, several things changed in East Asia. The Portuguese were able to recover several holdings from the Dutch, and there is a Ming Exile state on Borneo. The Ottomans, though hardly present in the region, were able to explot conflicts in the region: The Spanish-Ming-Muslim three way struggle on Mindanao, which ended in all sides recognicing the Ottoman protectorate, for example. Likewise, after several Dutch and British attempts to get Aceh in their fold, the Sultan chooses the conviniently far away Ottomans as protetcorate power, but still has to cede its south to the Dutch and British. As there was no Seven
Russia, Amurland: Still large, but internally much, much weaker this TL, they could not muster much resistance against the Prussian-Danish forts in the Amur Region, and eventually sold the land, which with the founding of Germany became German.
Korea: Korea played a major role in the Chinese Ming/Qing Civil War of the 17th century, but faded into global obsucrity afterwards again. After Russia, China, Japan and the UK all had their eyes on the Kingdom, Germany managed to play all sides off each other, and to gain Korea as a protectorate. Even though the Kingdom is not souvereigned, it has a high degree of internal and cultural autonomy, and Koreans also settle in Amurland and Taiwan.
Japan: After a dynastical struggle in the 19th century, into which the European powers were heaviyl involved, of course, the country remains split. Germany protected one faction to establish itself on Hokkaido (and allowed it to also gain Sakhalin) to have a buffer and protection for Amurland. The main Japanese state, with its court and capital at Kyoto, tendentially is more friendly to Great Britain, but goes at great lengths to keep independance. Still, no Mejii restoration this TL.
Quing China: Just as IOTL, Quing China is a weak giant, unable to hold off the European powers. Plagued by constant uorisings and rebellions, it is even weaker than IOTL, and in fact more or less only held together by the European powers, who fear the radicalness of the revolutions. The European powers greatly exploit this weakness, establishing colonies and holdings (permanent and not "for 99 years" or somesuch) at Chinas coasts.
Tibet The Tibetans used the Quing weakness to establish their independance. Over time, they recovered more and more Tibetan settled lands, until most ethnically Tibetan lands were in their hands. This was greatly supported by the Brits, by whom Tibet is greatly influenced.
Formosa: Major battleground of the Chinese Civil War of the 17th century. As result, the Dutchw ere expelled, but neither Ming nor Quing managed to hold the by then devasted island. Hence, Prussia-Denmark invoked the concept of terra nullis, and gained possession of it. Thus it became German when the German Empire was founded. The island is mostly settled by Germans and Koreans, with minorities of Formosian natives and Chinese Min Speakers.
Philippines: Sold by Spain to Germany 1868. Gifted by Germany to Denmark two years after Denmark's independance as part of the deal to part on friendly terms.
Yunnan: Broke away from China in 1844 after a new serie of uprisings and revolutions en par with IOTL Taiping Revolution. Had to eventually submit to Siamese dominance.
Burman States and Tribes: The Brits conquered most of the Burman State, and what remained in the highlands were states and tribes of Burmanese, Karne,S han, Mon and other ethnicities.
Siam: The only remaining independant Indochinese power. Encroached by the Bris in the South in Malaya, and the French in the West in Tenasserim, and later alo by the Italians in the East, Siam had an increasingly uncomfortable situation. German diplomay managed to secure Siam as an ally in this situation, and with German help, Siam gained dominance over Yunnan and the Burmanese territories. In return, it ceded a zone for an isthmus canal to be built to Germany. While Siam is very solidly in the German camp, it still has managed to remain independant of it, unlike Korea.
Tenasserim, Burma: There was no Seven Years War this timeline. India is split between French and British territories, and that spilt over to Burma, too...
Italian Indochina: Italy took Vietnam from China in the Italian-Chinese War of 1873, and Cambodia from Siamese suzeranity in 1877. Ever since 1873, the Italian Indochinese-Siamese border has been redrawn time and time again, but with Siam a German ally now, has now stabilised.
Hainan: Occupied by Great Britain 1875 as a counter to Italy's influence. Not officially ceded by China, Britain has nontheless built up a colonial administration.
Sultanate Aceh: For a long time, the last remaining power in the Eats Indian Archipelago, the only state not conquered by the Ming, the Dutch or the Portuguese. Still, the Dutch and the British had ambitions there. Inspired by the Ottoman protetcorate over Midnanao, the Sultan of Aceh put his state under the protection of the conviniently far away Ottomans. Nontheless, the south of his lands he had to cede to the British and Dutch in order to receive recognition for this step by them.
Malay and South Aceh: A complicated structure holding together the various forms of British holdings in the region - dependencies, colonies, protectorates, vasall states.
Dutch East India: The traditonal dutch holdings in the region.
Portuguese East India: The Portuguese had been the first European power in the region, havinge stablished settlements since the 16th century. However, they lost most their colonies to the Dutch during the Time of the Spanish-Portuguese personal union. However, ITTL, the Portuguese eventually were able tor ecover their most traditional holdings in the East Indian Archipelago, the Spice Islands.
Empire of the Ming in Exile: An outgrowth of the Southern Ming, the remnaints of the Ming Dynasty in the Ming/Quing War after the fall of Beijing. Even afterwards the war went on for decades, allowing the Southrn Ming to establish them on Formosa (though they eventually lost control there again) and Borneo during that time. The Ming capital was officially moved to Borneo 1674.
New Guinea: As the late comers in the colonial business, the Italians had to take what was left over, and in Asia that were the jungles of New Guinea. The southernmost coast is a colony of a colony, to be specific, of Great Britains colony in Australia.
Hm, seems like this time its atcually attacheable. Ah, well, the advantages of gif.
