John Fredrick Parker
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An alternative PoD -- in 1201, at the battle of thirteen sides, the arrow shot by Zurgadai (otl retitled Jebe) that hit Genghis in the neck proves to be fatal.
Didn't the Chaos Timeline have that exact POD?An alternative PoD -- in 1201, at the battle of thirteen sides, the arrow shot by Zurgadai (otl retitled Jebe) that hit Genghis in the neck proves to be fatal.
Why would China expand north though? China never really tried to conquer its northern neighbors for a reason, namely that there's pretty much nothing of value in Siberia for a medieval empire. Too much trouble, too little reward. West might happen though, but again, China's previous attempts at conquering central asia didn't go well in OTL.