this might be ASB, if it is please move this to the appropriate forum. So I wanted to write the chronicles of a an alternate history in which the Europeans did not have sailing ships or navigating devices(like the sextant) to cross the oceans with, but Instead, the Indians were the ones to invent and use such ships, which caused an Indian age of sail, and an Indian-dominated world.
Here it is:
"The age of discovery is generally dated to back to the beginning of the 15th century going by the Christian era, or the late 8th century going by Muslim era. It began as emperor Harihara II of the Vijayanagara empire, after several decades of relatively succesful rule, comissioned two ships to be constructed in Goa, in order to recreate the Chola empire. But instead of sailing to the east, to what is known as soth east Asia, where the Chola empire expanded into, he intentionally sailed to the west instead of the east like the Cholans. The purpose of this expedition is unclear, as no reason was officially stated by the emperor, but modern scholers suggest that the likely reason for this expedition was to compete with Arab seafarers who were currently in control of most of the Indian ocean's traderoutes.
And so, in 1402 CE, emperor Harihara II comissioned an expedition to the islands of Chagos, Lakshadweep and Sesel( OTL Seychelles), to begin colonization and possible takeover of the islands. He avoided the maldives, as it was already an indpendent kingdom of its own. The Maldivians knew Chagos quite well, and often their traders and fishermen came there, and it could serve as a possible springboard from which traders might sail as far Mali in search for gold, or even reach the fabled Europe. The Laccadives proved to be no problem, in terms of colonization. Twelve ships, carrying a total of six-hundred colonists and soldiers claims the islands in the name of Vijyianagara's empire, and founded the first colony of Kavaratti. A month later, a group of 18 ships founded the colony of Folhavali on the island of Chagos, While sailors sent to Sesel have befriended with the natives, and founded several outposts for trade and fishing.
After two years, the colonies proved to be succesfull. Further islands were claimed and colonized throught the entire Indian ocean, and every day a different ship left the ports of Vijayanagara to provide the colonies with further supplies and population. The response of the Maldivians was negative, to say the least. Their trade has been greatly reduced, and they protested against the empire's colonization policy, though they were impotent in this matter and could not act to fully defend themselves properly. They knew better then to provoke a much stronger country, and so they suffered quitely, and were ignored - on the most part - by the empire.
Trouble began to rise in 1404, though, after emperor's Harihara II's death. His sons competed for the throne, and the political chaos in the capital forced Vijayanagara to evacuate or abandon some of it's colonies, with only a handful remaining intact. Some of the outer colonies were taken over by the Maldivians, as well. The crisis lasted for 2 years, with several claimants - all sons of the former emperor - rising to the throne, only to be murdered in a few months period. eventually, the crisis was solved when emperor Deva Raya rose to throne, and ended all the bickering."