Hi all,
Early XIXTH century was not a happy time for China with several large scale rebellion happening at the same time.
On top of that, European powers are strong enough for projection on a low hanging fruit.
And the cherry on the cake is a resurgent Vietnam with the Gia Long unification and reorganization. Vietnam has tried a couple time to get fringe territories in Southern China.
So what if rebellions get worse and Gia Long decides to have a go at Yunnan and the South coast?
Is that remotely possible? Would we see a Chinese rump state with competiting warlord territories?
Early XIXTH century was not a happy time for China with several large scale rebellion happening at the same time.
On top of that, European powers are strong enough for projection on a low hanging fruit.
And the cherry on the cake is a resurgent Vietnam with the Gia Long unification and reorganization. Vietnam has tried a couple time to get fringe territories in Southern China.
So what if rebellions get worse and Gia Long decides to have a go at Yunnan and the South coast?
Is that remotely possible? Would we see a Chinese rump state with competiting warlord territories?