I am happy to say that I am almost at the conclusion of my alternate Qing timeline. I have basically reached a part that I don't know if I want to include in the timeline, but would be fun to share.
Before we get to the main subject, let me give a brief summery of what happens prior. In 1875, Empress Dowager Cixi dies, resulting in Prince Gong ruling as Prince Regent. He modernizes China industrially and militarily until 1887, when the Gunagxu Emperor is able to rule by his own right. By 1890, China has a modern and centralized military. After the Sino-Japanese war, China was able too keep Formosa, but unfortunately lost Korea to Japan. Regardless, Guangxu remained graceful of the situation and decided to learn about Japan's modernization to help modernize China even further. In 1898, the Qing Dynasty is reformed into a constitutional Monarchy with Cen Chunxuan as its first prime minister.
Through out the turn of the Century, China would have developed healthy diplomatic relations with its neighbors as the conditions were impossible for the Boxer Rebellion to occur. During, World War 1, China would remain neutral, but would make profits off the war and have their defenses up along its coast.
And now we get to the subject of this post.
In 1918, Guangxu would grant asylum for the Romanovs and allow them to live in the Palace in Nanjing. (In this alternate timeline, Guangxu has a western style regional palace in Nanjing built on the grounds where the Ming Palace once stood.) In addition, an agreement is made for Gunagxu's son, Crown Prince Jianxin, to marry Tsar Nicholas II's youngest Daughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia. The Prince even agrees to convert to Russian Orthodox Christianity so that the bride and groom are equally yoked. The wedding is held at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin in 1919. By then, Anastasia is 18 and Jianxin is 17.
News of this marriage would spread across the globe. The Bolsheviks don't take kindly to this, believing it to be an attempt by the Romanovs to have themselves reinstated as rulers of Russia via the Chinese military. As a result, the Bolsheviks declare war on the Qing Dynasty.
How the war would end is beyond me. Do the Bolsheviks successfully invade China, kill the Romanovs and the Aisin-Gioros, and set up a communist government? Or do they loose and retreat, leaving the royals alone?
Before we get to the main subject, let me give a brief summery of what happens prior. In 1875, Empress Dowager Cixi dies, resulting in Prince Gong ruling as Prince Regent. He modernizes China industrially and militarily until 1887, when the Gunagxu Emperor is able to rule by his own right. By 1890, China has a modern and centralized military. After the Sino-Japanese war, China was able too keep Formosa, but unfortunately lost Korea to Japan. Regardless, Guangxu remained graceful of the situation and decided to learn about Japan's modernization to help modernize China even further. In 1898, the Qing Dynasty is reformed into a constitutional Monarchy with Cen Chunxuan as its first prime minister.
Through out the turn of the Century, China would have developed healthy diplomatic relations with its neighbors as the conditions were impossible for the Boxer Rebellion to occur. During, World War 1, China would remain neutral, but would make profits off the war and have their defenses up along its coast.
And now we get to the subject of this post.
In 1918, Guangxu would grant asylum for the Romanovs and allow them to live in the Palace in Nanjing. (In this alternate timeline, Guangxu has a western style regional palace in Nanjing built on the grounds where the Ming Palace once stood.) In addition, an agreement is made for Gunagxu's son, Crown Prince Jianxin, to marry Tsar Nicholas II's youngest Daughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia. The Prince even agrees to convert to Russian Orthodox Christianity so that the bride and groom are equally yoked. The wedding is held at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin in 1919. By then, Anastasia is 18 and Jianxin is 17.
News of this marriage would spread across the globe. The Bolsheviks don't take kindly to this, believing it to be an attempt by the Romanovs to have themselves reinstated as rulers of Russia via the Chinese military. As a result, the Bolsheviks declare war on the Qing Dynasty.
How the war would end is beyond me. Do the Bolsheviks successfully invade China, kill the Romanovs and the Aisin-Gioros, and set up a communist government? Or do they loose and retreat, leaving the royals alone?
