My TL for a surviving Al Andalus

Mujahid786

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after all that is left of al andalus is grenada, the nasrids fight the seige of grenada, by being supplied by the various north african powers that the nasrids had begun to ally themselves to. they also make contact with the rising ottoman empire. the nasrids manage to hold on to their domain, as castile and aragon eat away piecemeal towns and cities of their domain. when the ottomans claim the caliphate in 1517,



i am lazy right now, i will finish the rest later
 

yourworstnightmare

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I would have my POD for a surviving Al- Andalus earlier, having the poor Nasrids all alone Granada would make a boring TL, with little Granada, and big evil Castile- Aragon.
 

Mujahid786

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You left it off mid-sentence... ? :confused:

That seems really

(Will finish this later.)

lol, okay i will finish. when the ottomans claim the caliphate in 1517, the nasrids see the ottomans as the new rising power of islam. the new nasrid sultan muhammad XXI, pledges allegiance to the ottoman caliph/sultan and asks for aid in fighting the castillians. mohammad knows as soon as he gets what he wants, hell stop being an ottoman vassal, the ottomans send some janissaries and their navy, through morroco to grenada. the moroccan dynasty also contributes some token forces. after a decisive battle where the spanish are routed, the the towns and cities the spanish took from granada are retaken. the nasrids quickly adopt gunpowder, and better tactics, they stop giving tribute to the spanish king, and soon later even get into the colonizing business.

realistic so far? tell me if anything seems bad...
 

Mujahid786

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Not really, sorry. The Battle of Granada is way too late for Al-Andalus to survive. Your best bet is the Umayyads. Failing them, the Almoravids.

then hows about, El Cid never existed and the Almovarids, (or Almohads, i get those two mixed up) stop Castille from retaking Spain, and the borders stay at that, being divided in two, Al Andalusia is an Ottoman and French Ally, While Spain or Castille, is with The Habsburgs, this play of power prevents the muslims from being kicked out of iberia, many wars occur between the two, until the UN is established, and now no one can annex any territory easily, so the borders stay the same. :confused:
 
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