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I think I'll make my first TL a "Travancore wank" (because that's where I'm from ). Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm considering these two PODs:
1)Eustachius de Lannoy's military reforms are even more effective, resulting in a better performance against Mysore decades later. Perhaps if they manage to push Tipu Sultan out of the region without British help, Travancore could make substantial gains and annex much of Northern Kerala. The Malabar princes had been very vulnerable to being vassalised or brutally overrun by Mysore under Tipu and his father, so some sort of push to reunite the old Chera realm could appeal to many (and the Travancore royal house was descended from the second Chera dynasty).
2) Medieval POD - The "empire" set up by Ravi Varma Kulaśēkhara of Vēṇāṭ (precursor to OTL Travancore) in the aftermath of Malik Kafur's 1310-1311 invasion of South India actually survives, and manages to develop stable institutions. This will probably be harder to do due to the difficulty of finding accurate information, but the earlier date opens up more "wankish" possibilities.