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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 September 2013, the timeline has moved up to 1900, following the conclusion of the Great War.+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. 
  
-The timeline is based around an obscure 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 :+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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