====== Points of Divergence : Taiwan ====== ==== Prehistory ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/aboriginal-taiwan.164819/|A majority aboriginal Taiwan (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/aboriginal-taiwan.253430/|A majority aboriginal Taiwan (2)]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== Antiquity ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/aboriginal-taiwan.164819/|A majority aboriginal Taiwan (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/aboriginal-taiwan.253430/|A majority aboriginal Taiwan (2)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/nations-on-sakhalin-and-taiwan.275968/|Native populations on Taiwan forming their own nations]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-a-buddhist-or-hindu-taiwan.194046/|WI: A Buddhist or Hindu Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-a-culturally-different-taiwan.319668/|Challenge: A culturally different Taiwan, distinct early on from China]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== The Middle Ages ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-a-buddhist-or-hindu-taiwan.194046/|WI: A Buddhist or Hindu Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/islam-reaches-taiwan.157802/|Islam reaches Taiwan (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/challenge-muslim-taiwan.133529/|Islam reaches Taiwan (2)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/if-taiwan-became-muslim.125290/|If Taiwan became Muslim]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/does-a-islamic-taiwan-affect-japan.160596/|Would an Islamic Taiwan affect Japan ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-would-happen-to-taiwan-without-the-mongol-invasion-of-song.229508/|What would happen to Taiwan without the Mongol invasion of Song ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=247590|Plausibility check: Taiwan becoming an overseas possession of the Ryukyu Kingdom ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-filipino-conquest-of-taiwan-in-the-15th-century.253908/|A "Filipino" conquest of Taiwan in the 15th century]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== Early Modern history ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=247590|Plausibility check: Taiwan becoming an overseas possession of the Ryukyu Kingdom ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-japanese-tries-to-colonize-formosa-in-1594-earlier-end-to-imjin-war.399193/|WI Japanese try to colonize Formosa in 1594, earlier end to Imjin War]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/early-japanese-colonization-of-taiwan.332085/|Early Japanese colonization of Taiwan ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/shun-dynastys-possible-policy-on-taiwan.332198/|Shun Dynasty's possible policy on Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/european-taiwan.440082/|Plausibility check: European-colonised Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/taiwan-becomes-a-european-settler-colony.196569/|Plausibility check: Taiwan becomes a European settler colony]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-europeans-discover-jade-in-taiwan.397805/|WI Europeans discover jade in Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-japanese-christians-flee-to-taiwan.297516/|WI: Japanese Christians flee to Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-netherlands-keep-taiwan.409899/|WI the Netherlands keep Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-the-dutch-colonize-taiwan-malaysia-brunei-philippines-and-indonesia.434450/|WI the Dutch colonize Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Indonesia]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/spanish-taiwan.68200/|Plausibility check: Spanish Taiwan ? (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/spanish-taiwan-formosa-possible-or-not.297345/|Plausibility check: Spanish Taiwan ? (2)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/effects-of-spanish-taiwan.210960/|Effects of a Spanish Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/spanish-portion-of-taiwan-stays-spanish-until-1899.428086/|WI: Spanish portion of Taiwan stays Spanish until 1899]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/no-invasion-by-koxinga-taiwan-stays-dutch.342323/|Plausibility check: No invasion by Koxinga - does Taiwan stay Dutch ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/was-it-able-for-the-dutch-to-retake-taiwan-after-koxinga-died.356905/|Plausibility check: The Dutch retaking Taiwan after Koxinga's death ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-koxinga-survives.433466/|WI Koxinga survives malaria and leads his fleets ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/koxinga-invades-spanish-manila-instead-of-dutch-taiwan.431616/|Koxinga invades Spanish Manila instead of Dutch Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-qing-do-not-hold-taiwan.398112/|WI the Qing do not hold Taiwan ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ming-taiwan-and-qing-china.208648/|Ming Taiwan and Qing China ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== 18th and 19th century ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/european-taiwan.440082/|Plausibility check: European-colonised Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/argentina-of-the-east-a-european-taiwan.201719/|Plausibility check: Taiwan as a mostly European-settled "Argentina of the East"]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/early-1800s-wi-will-qing-hold-on-to-taiwan-in-case-of-a-european-invasion.327871/|Early 1800s WI: Will the Qing hold on to Taiwan in case of a European invasion ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/qing-trade-taiwan.359338/|The Qing, trade & Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-britain-seized-taiwan-in-opium-war-i-or-ii.395675/|WI Britain seized Taiwan in Opium War I or II ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/british-taiwan-formosa.427217/|Plausibility check: British Taiwan/Formosa]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/russian-taiwan.129132/|Plausibility check: Russian Taiwan ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-ahc-france-annexes-taiwan-and-the-pescadores-in-the-sino-french-war.432260/|Challenge: France annexes Taiwan and the Pescadores in the Sino-French War]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/french-seizure-of-the-ryukyuan-islands-taiwan-and-hainan-by-1850s.111753/|Plausibility check: French seizure of the Ryukyuan Islands, Taiwan and Hainan by the 1850s]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-america-purchases-taiwan-from-qing-china.429529/|WI America purchases Taiwan from Qing China ?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/us-taiwan.181102/|US Taiwan since the 19th century (1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/usa-annexes-formosa-taiwan-in-1854.34537/|US Taiwan since the 19th century (2)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/taiwan-purchase-by-usa.51231/|US Taiwan since the 19th century (3)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-american-taiwan.211964/|US Taiwan since the 19th century (4)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/american-hainan-and-taiwan.116782/|American Hainan and Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/american-trade-interest-in-taiwan.399497/|American trade interest in Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-german-taiwan.212306/|Challenge: German Taiwan]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/china-ceding-taiwan-to-germany.371778/|China ceding Taiwan to Germany]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/democratic-republic-of-taiwan.3169/|European powers supporting the Democratic Republic of Taiwan against Japanese expansionism in the 1890s]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-the-japanese-sold-taiwan-to-france-in-1897.109205/|WI the Japanese sold Taiwan to France in 1897]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== 20th century ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-make-taiwan-a-us-state-by-1914.226187/|Challenge: Make Taiwan a US state by 1914]]** **[[chinese_civil_war|Chinese Civil War PODs]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-independent-taiwan-with-a-nationalist-victory-in-the-chinese-civil-war.380965/|Challenge: Independent Taiwan with a Nationalist Victory in the Chinese Civil War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=284300|Challenge: Make Taiwan stronger during the 20th century]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ==== ASB / ISOT / Geological ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-no-taiwan.172548/|WI: No Taiwan]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=150621|Landlocked Nations, Navies, and Islands ISOT to Waterworld]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[offtopic:Taiwan]]** **[[timelines:Taiwan|Taiwanese Timelines and Scenarios]]** **[[resources:Taiwan|Useful Resources about Taiwan]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[Specific Countries|List of Countries by POD]]** **[[pods:pods|Points of Divergence Main Directory]]**