spendabuck
Banned
This world is very different from our own. The main POD however happened around 1421. The emperor decided to have a few of Zheng He's fleet explore a bit further, expanding relations with more civilizations, thus causing more trade. However, the fleet got caught in the same current that led Bartolomeu Dias to the Cape of Good Hope. However, as they got out of the current, Zheng He was not in Africa, nor was he in Eurasia. He called this land Xīn de tûdì; New Land. However, around 70 years later, a Genoese sailor by the name of Christopher Columbus would find the same land, under the assumption that he was in the Indies, as he did in our timeline. However, colonization of the New World wouldn't end for the Chinese, for despite the new emperor they obtained IOTL decided to become more isolated & focus on self defense, ITTL the emperor wanted to be more focused on two things; trade & expanding the empire. However, these aren't the only PODs in this world; in Polynesia, exotic birds such as moa still roam, now serving as work animals for the Maori; in what we know as Oregon, the Chinook & other various tribes know how to smith metal tools & weapons, forming kingdoms; shortly after Chinese discovery, the Inca begin exploring the Pacific Ocean. This world is not our own; this is Tōngfāng tûdì. This is the Land of the Orient.
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Also, if I'm inaccurate about some things or some things are implausible, please inform me; I'm only beginning to learn about Old World history in school (just entered 7th grade)
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Also, if I'm inaccurate about some things or some things are implausible, please inform me; I'm only beginning to learn about Old World history in school (just entered 7th grade)
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