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 ====== Malê Rising ====== ====== Malê Rising ======
  
-A predominantly African-centered TL with a [[pods/pods|POD]] in the 1840s, written by [[offtopic:Jonathan Edelstein]]. The timeline is noted for its detail, plausibility, and high-quality writing, as well as for being one of few prominent timelines focused on Africa on the board. As of December 2012, the timeline has moved up to approximately 1892+A predominantly African-centered TL with a [[pods:pods|POD]] [[19th century|in the 1840s]], written by [[offtopic:Jonathan Edelstein]]. The timeline is noted for its detail, plausibility, and high-quality writing, as well as for being one of few prominent timelines focused on Africa on the board. 
  
-What if... the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%AA_Revolt|Malê Revolt of OTL]] had a somewhat different outcome ? To quote Jon himself :+As of December 2015, the timeline is complete. 
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 +==== Premise and POD ==== 
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 +The timeline is based around a little-known POD - what if the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%AA_Revolt|Malê Revolt of OTL]] had a somewhat different outcome ? To quote Jonathan himself :
  
 "//In OTL, the Malê revolt was defeated in a day, and many Muslim slaves were deported to West Africa afterward. There are still recognizable remnants of Afro-Brazilian culture in Togo and Benin, and a number of prominent families in those countries have Brazilian ancestry. At least one scholar who has studied the Afro-Brazilians has speculated that, if they'd had sufficient time and colonial authorities hadn't interfered, they might eventually have formed a coherent state. "//In OTL, the Malê revolt was defeated in a day, and many Muslim slaves were deported to West Africa afterward. There are still recognizable remnants of Afro-Brazilian culture in Togo and Benin, and a number of prominent families in those countries have Brazilian ancestry. At least one scholar who has studied the Afro-Brazilians has speculated that, if they'd had sufficient time and colonial authorities hadn't interfered, they might eventually have formed a coherent state.
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 And that's only the beginning... And that's only the beginning...
  
-**[[List of Malê Rising Posts]]** +---- 
-A list of all the official installments of the timeline.+ 
 +You can start reading the TL [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=226788|here]] or use the chapter guide available below. 
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 +==== Chapters ==== 
 + 
 +**[[List of Malê Rising Posts]]** A list of all the official installments of the timeline. 
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 +**[[List of Malê Rising Spin-Offs]]** - A list of all the side-stories and spin-off works of the timeline. 
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 +==== Awards ==== 
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 +In the [[alternate_history: 2013_winners|2013 Turtledove Awards]] the timeline won an unprecedented three prizes: Best New Character, Best New 19th Century TL, and the superlative Best Overall Timeline. 
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 +Section to be updated soon. 
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 +==== Navigation ==== 
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 +**[[19th century|19th Century Timelines]]**
  
-Alternatively, you can start reading the TL [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=226788|here]].  
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