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what if sultan Selim kill Ismail shah Safavid leader in battle of 1514. so following year Selim totally destroy Safavid state in 1516.

let say that sultan Selim live to 1530 instead of 1520 . sultan Selim lead the campaign against Hungary. battle of Mohacs happen in 1525 instead of 1526
Ferdinand I will be busy with German peasant war .

if sultan Selim launch siege of Vienna in 1527 he will have good chance of success. so ottoman get kingdom of Hungary as vassal state. ottoman don't have land threats in east and west. so ottoman think about Volga and don river up north. ottoman Poland relation was good in 16 century

if sultan Suleiman go after Kazan and Volga river valley. and make alliance with Sweden and Poland . Ivan the terrible was toddler king in 1533. Poland declared war on Russia in 1534 OTL

so ottoman have good chance of success in war with Russia in 1534.

so ottoman have Russian front instead Iranian front in 16 and 17 century

ottoman have extra Mediterranean front and Indian ocean front instead of Hungarian front in 16 and 17 century.

Russia will get time of trouble in early 17 century . Sweden and Ottoman and Poland will take more land from Russia during time of trouble.
ottoman get Voronezh have whole northern ural as border
Sweden get pskov and Novgorod as extra
Poland get kursk as extra

king Henry of France don't lose Italian war of 1550-1559 but make it draw with Spain because extra Ottoman pressure in Mediterranean weakening Spanish against France.

so France keep Piedmont and savoy.

french war of religion began in 1560 but end in 1580 because king Henry dint die in freak incident. but France lose Savoy and Piedmont because of french war of religion.

30 years war happen on schedule in 1620. Poland get Vasa king.ottoman and Sweden make alliance in 1620 against Poland. Sweden gain Poland Baltic shore ottoman gain Ukraine and kursk.

France and Sweden and ottoman make alliance in 1630 against Hapsburg and end 30 years war in 1635.

Sweden gain Mecklenburg and whole Pomerania and ducal Prussia
France gain Spanish Netherlands and savoy and Piedmont
ottoman gain kingdom of Naples and Sicily

Sweden get agreement with France to force Dutch don't aid Denmark-Norway if Swedish fought Denmark-Norway.so Sweden conquest Denmark-Norway in 1635.

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