My wild brain is at it again.....

Let'see if there's anybody here strong enough to take this challenge to make all of these features below happening in a continuity ;) :

1) A sizable plurality of culturally Han Chinese-descended community in Central Asia west of Kashgar to be formed before 1000 AD. They shall be disconnected politically from China proper by that year at the latest onwards. Their Chinese-ness must remain relatively obvious by the present day.

2) Overall survival of civilizational structures built by Uyghur Khaganate which IOTL met its demise in the hands of Kyrgyz scourge. (With this kind of requirement, how much late your PoD can be should be obvious now) It doesn't have to involve Uyghur Khaganate lasting more than an additional 2 centuries.

3) A Romance speaking Shia Muslim country to emerge anywhere between Adriatic Sea, Gibraltar and Southernmost tip of OTL present day Franche Comte. This quirky-by-OTL-standard nation at the very least, must be remembered in present day as a nation that was once a powerful colonial great power with still-lasting marks left apparent in parts of the world today. This shall not make Neustria to become a muslim country, however.

4) Some kind of a revival of Manichaeism occuring that's great enough for us to see by present day, a sizable community of Manichaeist in Northern India, Manichaeism as "the 4th party" in the group of tenets usually influential in Chinese society (Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taosim), in at least parts of Northern China proper, but not in the whole of China proper, and Manichaeism being the majority religion in the Slavic World northern of Carpathia. Again, this doesn't require having the Uyghurs hold the key role in making this happen. And by no means this will be a reason to make Muslim world being overall any weaker than OTL ITTL. And also that any possible analog to Russia ITTL shall never be a Manichaeist country

5) A Christian state must emerge in Southern India and should be existing for at least 6 centuries, and if it will eventually collapse, the site where the Christian state formerly lies on should have at least 40% of its overall population remain Christian. Bonus point if the existence of this Indian Christian state would eventually leading to an Indianized Indonesian nation adopting Christianity.

6) Any of the nations living in the area between Nepal, northernmost island of Nicobar Islands and Hainan Island must be finished in pulling a Manchu over at least three-fourth of China proper by 1400.
 
At the very least, rather than letting me bursting out here with my self like this, I would hope that somebody from either Map Challenge or TL Challenge cabals to spot me, restrain me, and absorbing me into their society. This wild fountain of ideas must be relieved !! :eek:
 
I can think of a few mildly plausible ways to get all but number one.

Why would so many Han Chinese want to leave China for Central Asia?

(A penal colony is the only thing I can come up with...)
 
I can think of a few mildly plausible ways to get all but number one.

Why would so many Han Chinese want to leave China for Central Asia?

(A penal colony is the only thing I can come up with...)

Maybe because of no An Lushan rebellion, or anything with similar effects, T'ang China continues to prosper in peace for at least 1.5 centuries longer. Either population in China proper keeps booming or Chinese culture gaining more popularity among Central Asians, especially among Sogdianese (I only said culturally, didn't I ?), or both ?
 
I can think of a few mildly plausible ways to get all but number one.

Why would so many Han Chinese want to leave China for Central Asia?

(A penal colony is the only thing I can come up with...)

I think there was a thread on this before:

https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=104419

Historically China's main interest in Transoxiana was for the high quality local horses, the ancestors of today's Ahkal Teke breed which was essential to Chinese cavalry.

I propose a POD before the Anshi Rebellion. Tang empire sends an army to wrestle back Transoxiana from the Arabs, in the process An Lushan dies during the campaign.

Emperor Xuanzhong then proceeds to consolidate his gains by setting up agricultural colonies. Virtually all Chinese crops can be grown in the region. The carrot originated in Afghanistan, maybe it could be cultivated locally. Silk could be raised and the region was rich in gold and silver. It has all the qualities immigrants would look for.

Without the Anshi Rebellion the dynasty would survive longer. Eventually it will end and Transoxiana would go its own way. And of course the Uyghur Khaganate would also be very different without the Anshi Rebellion, perhaps butterfly effects cause changes in leadership which result in greater institutional longevity.
 
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