Suppose that the christian Shimabara Rebellion (1637) in OTL southern Japan either never happens or is crushed earlier (no Amakusa Shiro?), and the Tokugawa Shogunate's plan to invade the Spanish Philippines with support from the dutch goes through.
Could the japanese and dutch succeed in expelling the spanish and, thus, the catholics from the Philippines?
How will they divide the archipelago between themselves?
What are the effects of this event on the history of East Asia, especially Japan and the DEI?
Could the japanese and dutch succeed in expelling the spanish and, thus, the catholics from the Philippines?
How will they divide the archipelago between themselves?
What are the effects of this event on the history of East Asia, especially Japan and the DEI?