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Just few days ago I read in a history magazine about the life of an Italian adventurer, Celso Cesare Moreno, who in half 19th married the daughter of the Rajah of Atjeh and become the first minister of that country; so, in 1865 he went to Florence trying to convince the Italian government to proclaiming a protectorate on Atjeh, but in the end he failed.

While if instead the Italians accepted to protect Atjeh? From this POD i want you to build a possible TL where Italy managed to build from SE Asia to the Pacific ( because historically later Moreno went to Hawaii and become a friend of the last king of the archipelago, but soon the Americans succeded to isolate him; so WI the adventurer instead managed to maintain his influence here?) a possible colonial empire.

The limits i put are:

- No arihistorical gains in Africa except for Etiophia if the Italians succeded to take the country with the valuable help of colonial forces from SE Asia;
- No wars with Japan, no gains of Taiwan and Korea, yes to establish concessions in China;
- Italy could expand in other Asian regions where UK didn't yet establish its complete influence (for example, switch of protectorates outside India is allowed)
- in WWI Italy must fight with Entente, arihistorical but reasonable gains are permitted with the valuable help of colonial forces from SE Asia, after the war you can choose an arihistorical path for Italy (no fascism, or WWII with allies or what else) because i wish to see a decolonization process for the region before 1960;
if you try to follow this path the war with Japan in WWII alternate scenary then is allowed. However also the loss of the colonies in a historical Italian defeat in WWII is allowed.

Hope you have fun! ;)
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