Map Continuation X - Map 5 - Zenobia/South America

[Turquoise Blue]

If it's not too late I have a proposal for that Andean area between Zenobia and the Chilean state whose name I can't think of right now.
I couldn't think of a name for it because I'm bad at South American geography and can't eye ball the area well enough to find a native cheif (ala Peru, Chile) or major geographical feature (excepting of course the Andes) to use.
Anyway, a bilingual artificial state created by treaty between Castile, France (or the Chilean state), and Zenobia, it's underdeveloped and has a population deeply divided by geography and distinct linguist/ethnic communities. Various factions and the nation as a whole has been periodically manipulated by greater powers in proxy wars over local mineral resources.

Sorry, some guy took it already.

 

[False Dmitri]

If it's not too late I have a proposal for that Andean area between Zenobia and the Chilean state whose name I can't think of right now.
I couldn't think of a name for it because I'm bad at South American geography and can't eye ball the area well enough to find a native cheif (ala Peru, Chile) or major geographical feature (excepting of course the Andes) to use.
Anyway, a bilingual artificial state created by treaty between Castile, France (or the Chilean state), and Zenobia, it's underdeveloped and has a population deeply divided by geography and distinct linguist/ethnic communities. Various factions and the nation as a whole has been periodically manipulated by greater powers in proxy wars over local mineral resources.

That's right, Knepah took it, and the "first come" principle applies. I don't know that Knepah had ideas for it as concrete as yours, but it was his to grab and he grabbed it. Maybe he can incorporate some of your ideas, or something?

 

[Knepah]

That's right, Knepah took it, and the "first come" principle applies. I don't know that Knepah had ideas for it as concrete as yours, but it was his to grab and he grabbed it. Maybe he can incorporate some of your ideas, or something?

For a nation like that, its history really does rely on those around it. Once the history of those states is fleshed out I'll get to work on my own.

 

[Trovador]

@Muslim World: I think the Sikh religion is more indian than islamic and, as the Sikh Empire seems to be at least as powerful as Persia, creating a rather different 'balance of power' for the region.

@Sikhism: In my original proposal, a timurid Khan (not Timur himself, but a made up sucessor) converted to Sikhism. As "Sikh" is simply the word for "disciple" in punjabi, and it was IOTL founded only 100 years after the POD, I think it's not *too* convergent to have a religion with a similar name and philosophy. I can change it's name, if you think it's better.

@ Cultures in Africa: it looks quite good. I would describe Mauretanan culture only as "Iberomoor", as it had quite a lot of time do develop away from the arab culture - and they would feel quite offended to be called "arabics" in any way. A compromise between a "Mauretanan" culture in the coast and a "Iberomoor" culture in the inner lands could be valid, also.