The Will of God...... Islamic New World TL (In the Works)

Mujahid786

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Part IV

1235

It had been several years, since the Christians had been defeated, and Yusuf was now planning another expedition to the strange lands across the sea. The gold and other valuable objects they had encountered had drawn them to return and trade with the people there.

The fleet arrived after some months at the small islands where they had left garrisons. The garrisons had become small villages, and they were thriving. Some native tribes had been converted to Islam, and they were helping the Muslims to map and explore the Island they were on. (Cuba)

After gathering more supplies, resting and building their strength, the fleet moved onto the mainland. There were also a few outposts the Almohads had set up on the Yucatan, that had turned into thriving villages, Madinat-Al-Yusuf (city of Yusuf) was the largest and most beautiful of them all. A massive Masjid, based of Islamic designs back home, and native elements dominated the center. Smaller houses of stone, wood and thatch surrounded the city, and smaller forts ringed the village to protect against the attacks by heathen natives. Yusuf and his men lodged there, before traveling once again to Mayapan, the strongest city state in the area.

A change of court had taken place. Strange diseases and weapons brought from the "bearded" ones were considered punishments from the Gods. The King was overthrown, and the new rulers were less tolerant. They played a facade of welcoming the Almohad Caliph, and his men with a feast. Though the feast was poisoned. Yusuf only found out after a few men ate it and died instantly.

Alerted, him and his 500-man entourage cut a swath out of the palace and city and fled on horses to Madinat-al-Yusuf. Yusuf, enraged ordered a jihad on the heathens and "sons of whores". He himself returned to Marrakesh with a few of his ships, while the rest of his force was to gather Native allies, and build up his force.

The Muslims and Natives of Al-Couaba (Cuba, coming from the Taino language "Great Place") were to report to Madinat-al-Yusuf, and aid with the massive expedition. The Native Muslims were trained and equipped with Metal and Eastern weapons.

Yusuf II returned to Marrakesh, where he told his astounding tale of murder and betrayel. A large force (though not large enough to strip garrisons from hostile borders with Leon, Castile, Portugal, Navarre, Aragon, and the Beni Ghanyia.) was gathered and sailed west.

After landing, at Madinat-al-Yusuf and gathering a few thousand soldiers from the Almohad outposts and Native Muslim converts, the army advanced forwards. The Mayapans, who controlled all the city states went to meet the Islamic army. The Muslims, on horses, and with horse archers, and other advanced equipment, decisively skirmished the Mayan army to death, which was equipped with stone weapons. The Islamic army walked into Mayapan, and forced the King to kiss the feet of Yusuf, and convert to Islam. The majority of Mayan people, rather than be subjugated fled West, toward Q'umarkaj, or into the dense jungles.....
 
Interesting. I can't really comment on the realism, but the idea is certainly intriguing. I look foward to seeing how colonization will progress.

Which other nations will send expeditions to the new world? Will some Europeans make it, or will it be an exclusively Muslim new world? It could be interesting to see some conflicts between Christian and Muslim colonies...
 

Mujahid786

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Interesting. I can't really comment on the realism, but the idea is certainly intriguing. I look foward to seeing how colonization will progress.

Which other nations will send expeditions to the new world? Will some Europeans make it, or will it be an exclusively Muslim new world? It could be interesting to see some conflicts between Christian and Muslim colonies...

France, England, Mali Empire, The Catholic Spanish Nations, Ottomans are all going to make it to there....
 
While I find the mechanics of the initial expeditions being launched is not the most likely, I have to agree that this is a promising idea. The dynamics of colonization are going to be interesting to observe.

One thing to consider, however, is the effect that a divided Iberian penninsula has on the colonization prospects of any states there. Basically, none of the nations can really devote much in the way of resources to the conquest as long as major rivals survive in Iberia, unless and until the colonies can really be demonstrated to be worth the effort, at which point the new world becomes a new theatre of the war. So the pace of the actual settlement is going to be rather slow and haphazard unless the Almohads can secure all of Spain or until somebody finds a lot of gold.
 

Mujahid786

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While I find the mechanics of the initial expeditions being launched is not the most likely, I have to agree that this is a promising idea. The dynamics of colonization are going to be interesting to observe.

One thing to consider, however, is the effect that a divided Iberian penninsula has on the colonization prospects of any states there. Basically, none of the nations can really devote much in the way of resources to the conquest as long as major rivals survive in Iberia, unless and until the colonies can really be demonstrated to be worth the effort, at which point the new world becomes a new theatre of the war. So the pace of the actual settlement is going to be rather slow and haphazard unless the Almohads can secure all of Spain or until somebody finds a lot of gold.

Well, the Almohads did find gold, which prompted a third voyage to the New World. And with their conquest of the entire Mayan region, they will be literally swimming in gold.
 
Well, the Almohads did find gold, which prompted a third voyage to the New World. And with their conquest of the entire Mayan region, they will be literally swimming in gold.

Of course. Success begets success, and so on. What I am saying is that the expeditions are going to most likely be small scale and have rather limited support until the gold gets found.
 
Well, the Aztecs aren't around yet. Probably a few more centuries (Aztecs came in 1300-1500, but this is 1200)

The Inca will be in their infancy, but their actual empire wont begin for another couple of centuries...
 

Mujahid786

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