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Iserlohn

Dorozhand said:
Bolivia makes me happy
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Glad to hear it, IIRC it is my biggest Bolivia I ever put on a WorldA ^^

Gokbay said:
Just read some of the footnotes and I've got to ask; what's up with the Croatian settlers?
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The idea is that Croatians are the most eager Austro-Hungarian ethnic group to partake in colonialist ventures, similar to how IOTL in New Sweden most settlers were Finnish and how in the German colonial empire most administrators in the colonies were from the southern German states instead of e.g. the Hanseatic cities.
 
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An map for an upcoming TL of mine. Date is 2019, POD is 1793.
 

merkmuds

merkmuds said:
Mecca OTL Friday, 9th August ISOT to 8th June 632 AD. ASB provide 10 years worth of food, water and fuel to feed the city.
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Side story of Al-Angalia (Name taken from an old timeline).

Beginning with an expedition from the Caliphate in 21 AH (642 AD), a small detachment of Muslim settlers armed with primitive muzzle loading firearms lands in Sussex, and by 31 AH (652 AD) had dominion over all lands south of Northumbria. A ruling class composed of the original settlers and converted earls begun conversion efforts, resulting in around 11% of the population in 31 A.H converting to Islam, with a Anglo flavour. By the end of 24 AH, incursions by the Christian kingdoms to the North acted as a casus belli, and the invasion of Northumbria had begun.

However, Al-Angalia imported most of it's Gunpowder from the rapidly industrialising Levant, while the industrialisation efforts in Europe seemed insignificant compared to the wealthy East. Furthermore, the overextended Caliphate had begun to fracture by 25 AH (646 AD), due a combination of rebellions and the influx of new cultures from new territories mixing with a early impressionable Islam causing disagreements between groups, the most divisive between Up timers and Down timers. These disagreements flared up into open warfare when members of the Shahabah were assassinated, causing untold amount of damage and fracturing Islam for years.

Consequently, Al-Angalia found itself facing a shortage of gunpowder due to the chaos occurring in the south and by 36 AH (656 AD) indigenous gunpowder and firearm production was kick started, a seemingly necessary requirement to maintain Islamic control of the land. By 39 AH (660 AD) Northumbria, parts of Hibernia and parts of Rheged were conquered. However, technological osmosis due to indigenous gunpowder and firearm production allowed rebellious christian groups, which still made up the majority of the population as only 16% of the population were Muslim at this time, to arm themselves. Rebellions began across the north by the end of 39 AH, and had spread south by late 40 AH (661). with Al-Angalia overextended, the Christian rebellions reduced Al-Angalia to Cornwall by 71 AH (690 AD), where Brittonic and Islamic cultures mixed together. Advanced modern ideas of bureaucracy from Mecca were significant factors in the future survival and re-expansion of Al-Angalia.

THE CONQUEST:
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REBELLION:
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Thanks @tungsterismapping for the basemap.
 

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Etruscan-enthusiast35

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So you all know those maps that depict multiple ways to jokingly divide a country?
Well I wanted to make one of those, so I took one of my older maps, and did just that.
So I humbly present, six ways to divide the Ryukyan Empire on the year of its division.
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KolyenuKS

KolyenuKS

Etruscan-enthusiast35 said:
So you all know those maps that depict multiple ways to jokingly divide a country?
Well I wanted to make one of those, so I took one of my older maps, and did just that.
So I humbly present, six ways to divide the Ryukyan Empire on the year of its division.
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So what is the land by china? is it islands or part of the mainland?
 
Historyman 14

Historyman 14

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Crossposting from MOTF 206: Goodbye Lenin

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Given that the in-universe writeup is contained within the image, the OOC context for this entry was that I've recently been researching the history of Romania under Nicolae Ceaușescu, and the various eccentric, megalomaniacal and totalitarian actions taken by that regime that dwarf that of North Korea. As such, I began to wonder what would have happened if that regime survived its OTL collapse and lived on to the present day. In this timeline, Ceaușescu does not only stack the Securitate with fanatical loyalists, but also works to ensure the loyalty of the army throughout the 1970s and 80s. As the Soviet Union collapses, a coup by Soviet hardliners in 1989 sees a crackdown on dissent in the Eastern Bloc, and as much of Eastern Europe descends into violence, protests never break out in Romania as Ceaușescu maintains his stranglehold on power. As the rest of the Eastern Bloc - including the Soviet Union - crumbles under its own weight, Romania is left as the last socialist nation in Europe. With his power secure, Ceaușescu embarks on ever more ambitious projects, including the continuation of his OTL project of systematisation that saw vast swathes of historic Bucharest destroyed to make way for a grand avenue and enormous palace in his honour. The Ceaușescu cult of personality continues, so that after Nicolae's eventual death in 1998, he is still revered as the Eternal Leader. While his son Valentin assumes the presidency (his heir presumptive, Nicu, died from his alcoholism in 1996 as in OTL), the real power lies with the faceless men behind the throne, who continue to cultivate the cult of personality to lend the regime its legitimacy. While ordinary Romanians can barely keep the lights on, more and more parts of the capital are rebuilt in totalitarian style, while vast resources are directed towards its military, especially its nuclear arsenal. Romania in 2019 is a rogue state, totalitarian and isolated, yet small numbers of tourists continue to visit the country. I envisaged this map as part of a brochure given to English-speaking tourists, designed to extol the virtues of the state. Instead, simply by consulting an OTL map, the signs of totalitarianism run rampant lie on the page, and simply reading the names of the locations is enough to express the dictatorial horror of the regime.

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It is very interesting, but just how did Ceaușescu hold onto power? The military he didn't have too much control over which was a big reason why he fell.

Does Post-Soviet Russia supports it?

How does the rest of Europe deals with Romania?
 
PolishMagnet

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Alternate Japanese Empire, where classical Liberals take control of the country and turn it into an oligarchy. Japan becomes close friends with Russia, leading to the Japanese purchase of Alaska. Japan takes Korea and Taiwan from the weakened Qing, and annexes the Kingdom of Hawaii. Later, during the Boxer Rebellion, Japan takes the port of Ningbo. Japan remains neutral in World War 1 to encourage trade from the also neutral United States (a close trading partner).

Japan sells weapons and materiel to factions in the Chinese Civil War but does not get actively involved outside partial occupation of Manchuria. The USSR and Japan re-affirm their historical friendship, and agree to support the Chinese Republican coalition (The Nationalists and Communists somewhat reconcile). The Chinese Republican Coalition wins the civil war, and Japanese troops vacate Manchuria. Japan returns the port of Ningbo in exchange for China renouncing claims to Taiwan.

Japan remains neutral in WW2 but is a key supplier of war materiel to the USSR. After the fall of communism in Russia, many industries are dominated by Japanese companies, which bought the failing state enterprises at incredibly low prices.
 
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