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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.
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